Minds and Machines
Encyclopedia
Minds and Machines is a peer-reviewed
academic journal
covering artificial intelligence
, philosophy
, and cognitive science
.
The journal was established in 1991 with James Henry Fetzer as founding editor. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media
on behalf of the Society for Machines and Mentality (a special interest group within the International Association for Computing and Philosophy
). The current editor-in-chief is Gregory Wheeler
(New University of Lisbon
).
(2001–2010).
, Academic Search
, MLA Bibliography of Linguistic Literature
, ProQuest
, Compendex
, Inspec
, Neuroscience Citation Index
, PsycINFO
, Science Citation Index Expanded
, Scopus
, Summon, and The Philosopher's Index
.
According to the Journal Citation Reports
, the journal has a 2010 impact factor
of 0.618, ranking it 90th out of 108 journals in the category "Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence". Minds and Machines is classified as an "INT2" international journal in philosophy by the European Science Foundation
's "European Reference Index for the Humanities" and as an "A" journal by the 2010 Australian Research Council Rankings
.
The five journals that have cited Minds and Machines most often, are (in order of descending citation frequency) Minds and Machines, Metaphilosophy, Kybernetes, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, and Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
. , the five journals that have been cited most frequently by articles published in Minds and Machines are Minds and Machines, Artificial Intelligence
, Behavioral and Brain Sciences
, Psychological Review
, and ognition (journal)|Cognition.
, Critical and discussion exchanges (debates), Letters to the Editor
, and Book review
s.
, the following five articles have been cited most frequently:
Peer review
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academic journal
Academic journal
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covering artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, and cognitive science
Cognitive science
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary scientific study of mind and its processes. It examines what cognition is, what it does and how it works. It includes research on how information is processed , represented, and transformed in behaviour, nervous system or machine...
.
The journal was established in 1991 with James Henry Fetzer as founding editor. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media
- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
on behalf of the Society for Machines and Mentality (a special interest group within the International Association for Computing and Philosophy
International Association for Computing and Philosophy
The International Association for Computing and Philosophy is a professional, philosophical association emerging from a history of conferences that began in 1986...
). The current editor-in-chief is Gregory Wheeler
Gregory Wheeler
Gregory Wheeler is an American logician, philosopher, and computer scientist, who specializes in formal epistemology. Much of his work has focused on imprecise probability...
(New University of Lisbon
New University of Lisbon
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, , also known as NOVA ) was established in 1973 and is the youngest of the three public universities of Lisbon, in Portugal....
).
Editors
Previous editors-in-chief of the journal are James F. Fetzer (1991–2000) and James H. MoorJames H. Moor
James H. Moor is the Daniel P. Stone Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Dartmouth College. He earned his Ph.D. in 1972 from Indiana University. Moor's 1985 paper entitled "What is Computer Ethics?" established him as one of the pioneering theoreticians in the field of computer ethics...
(2001–2010).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Academic OneFileInfoTrac
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, Academic Search
EBSCO Publishing
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, MLA Bibliography of Linguistic Literature
Modern Language Association
The Modern Language Association of America is the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature...
, ProQuest
ProQuest
ProQuest LLC is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based electronic publisher and microfilm publisher.It provides archives of sources such as newspapers, periodicals, dissertations, and aggregated databases of many types. Its content is estimated at 125 billion digital pages...
, Compendex
Compendex
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, Inspec
Inspec
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, Neuroscience Citation Index
Science Citation Index
The Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
, PsycINFO
PsycINFO
PsycINFO is a database of abstracts of literature in the field of psychology. It is produced by the American Psychological Association and distributed on the association's and through third-party vendors. It is the electronic version of the now-ceased Psychological Abstracts...
, Science Citation Index Expanded
Science Citation Index
The Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
, Scopus
Scopus
Scopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus, is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical,...
, Summon, and The Philosopher's Index
Philosophy Documentation Center
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.
According to the Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
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, the journal has a 2010 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 0.618, ranking it 90th out of 108 journals in the category "Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence". Minds and Machines is classified as an "INT2" international journal in philosophy by the European Science Foundation
European Science Foundation
The European Science Foundation is an association of 78 member organisations devoted to scientific research in 30 European countries. It is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation that facilitates cooperation and collaboration in European research and development, European...
's "European Reference Index for the Humanities" and as an "A" journal by the 2010 Australian Research Council Rankings
Excellence in Research for Australia
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.
The five journals that have cited Minds and Machines most often, are (in order of descending citation frequency) Minds and Machines, Metaphilosophy, Kybernetes, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, and Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal created and edited by Nigel Gilbert . The journal publishes articles in computational sociology, social simulation, complexity science, and artificial societies. Its approach is...
. , the five journals that have been cited most frequently by articles published in Minds and Machines are Minds and Machines, Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (journal)
Artificial Intelligence is a scientific journal on artificial intelligence research. It was established in 1970 and is published by Elsevier. The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and Science Citation Index. The 2009 Impact Factor for this journal is 3.036 and the 5-Year Impact Factor is...
, Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Behavioral and Brain Sciences is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of Open Peer Commentary founded in 1978 by Stevan Harnad and published by Cambridge University Press...
, Psychological Review
Psychological Review
Psychological Review is a scientific journal that publishes articles on psychological theory. It was founded by Princeton psychologist James Mark Baldwin and Columbia psychologist James McKeen Cattell in 1894 as a publication vehicle for psychologists not connected with the Clark laboratory of G....
, and ognition (journal)|Cognition.
Article categories
The journal publishes articles in the categories Research articles, ReviewsReview journal
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, Critical and discussion exchanges (debates), Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor
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, and Book review
Book review
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s.
Notable articles
According to the Web of ScienceWeb of Science
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, the following five articles have been cited most frequently: