The American Journal of Semiotics
Encyclopedia
The American Journal of Semiotics is a peer-reviewed
academic journal
with a focus on the general subject of semiotics. It was established in 1981 and is the official journal of the Semiotic Society of America
. The journal publishes articles, responses or comments, and critical reviews. Notable contributors include Eugen Baer, Mary Catherine Bateson
, Jeff Bernard, John Deely
, Julia Kristeva
, Susan Petrilli, Thomas Sebeok
, and Hsiu-chih Tsai. It is produced for the Semiotic Society of America by the Philosophy Documentation Center
and all issues are available online.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
with a focus on the general subject of semiotics. It was established in 1981 and is the official journal of the Semiotic Society of America
Semiotic Society of America
The Semiotic Society of America is an interdisciplinary professional association serving scholars from many disciplines with common interests in semiotics, the study of signs and sign-systems. It was founded in 1975 and includes members from the United States and Canada. Its official journal is The...
. The journal publishes articles, responses or comments, and critical reviews. Notable contributors include Eugen Baer, Mary Catherine Bateson
Mary Catherine Bateson
Mary Catherine Bateson is an American writer and cultural anthropologist.A graduate of the Brearley School, Bateson is the daughter of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. Since 1960, she has been married to Barkev Kassarjian, a professor of business management at Babson College...
, Jeff Bernard, John Deely
John Deely
John Deely is an American philosopher and semiotician. He is a Professor of Philosophy at the Center for Thomistic Studies of the University of St. Thomas ....
, Julia Kristeva
Julia Kristeva
Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, psychoanalyst, sociologist, feminist, and, most recently, novelist, who has lived in France since the mid-1960s. She is now a Professor at the University Paris Diderot...
, Susan Petrilli, Thomas Sebeok
Thomas Sebeok
Thomas Albert Sebeok was a polymathic American semiotician and linguist.- Life and work :...
, and Hsiu-chih Tsai. It is produced for the Semiotic Society of America by the Philosophy Documentation Center
Philosophy Documentation Center
The Philosophy Documentation Center is a non-profit publisher and resource center dedicated to providing affordable access to a wide range of materials in applied ethics, classics, philosophy, religious studies, and related disciplines...
and all issues are available online.