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'''Mankind Quarterly''' is a racist pseudoscientific journal masquerading as a scientific peer-reviewed journal that promotes (pseudo)scientific racism. Mankind Quarterly is only peer-reviewed by racists.
'''''Mankind Quarterly''''' is a [[Racism|racist]] pseudoscientific journal masquerading as a scientific peer-reviewed journal. ''Mankind Quarterly'' is discredited by most academics.
 
''Mankind Quarterly'' is edited by [[Richard Lynn]] and was co-edited by [[Volkmar Weiss]].
 
==History==
 
''Mankind Quarterly'' was first published in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] in the year 1961.<ref>{{Web citation|title=Mankind Quarterly|url=https://mankindquarterly.org/|quote=Mankind Quarterly was first published from Edinburgh in the United Kingdom in the year 1961.}}</ref> The launch of the journal was secretly funded by [[Wickliffe Draper]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Racial Science and British Society, 1930–62|page=142|retrieval-date=2020-10-08|doi=10.1057/9780230582446|isbn=9780230582446|author=G. Schaffer|publisher=Springer}}</ref>


Mankind Quarterly is edited by [[Richard Lynn]].


==Critiques==
==Critiques==


In 1961, physical anthropologist Juan Comas published a series of scathing critiques of the journal arguing that the journal was reproducing discredited racial ideologies, such as [[Nordicism]] and [[anti-Semitism]], under the guise of science.<ref>{{Citation|author=Comas Juan |year=1961 |title="Scientific" Racism Again? |doi=10.1086/200208 |journal=Current Anthropology|volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=303–340|s2cid=144747308 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation|author=Comas Juan |year=1962 |title=More on "Scientific" Racism |doi=10.1086/200293 |journal=Current Anthropology |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=284–302|s2cid=144911990 }}</ref>  
In 1961, physical anthropologist Juan Comas published a series of scathing critiques of ''Mankind Quarterly'' arguing that the journal was reproducing discredited racial ideologies, such as [[Nordicism]] and [[anti-Semitism]], under the guise of science.<ref>{{Citation|author=Comas Juan |year=1961 |title="Scientific" Racism Again? |doi=10.1086/200208 |journal=Current Anthropology|volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=303–340|s2cid=144747308 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation|author=Comas Juan |year=1962 |title=More on "Scientific" Racism |doi=10.1086/200293 |journal=Current Anthropology |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=284–302|s2cid=144911990 }}</ref>  
 
Genoves S. also criticized the journal for peddling discredited theories.<ref>{{Citation|title=Racism and “The Mankind Quarterly.”|doi=10.1126/science.134.3493.1928|publisher=Science|author=S. Genoves|year=1961|section=3493|volume=134|page=1928-1932}}</ref>
 
==See Also==
 
* [https://mankindquarterly.org/ Website]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:09, 17 September 2022

Mankind Quarterly is a racist pseudoscientific journal masquerading as a scientific peer-reviewed journal. Mankind Quarterly is discredited by most academics.

Mankind Quarterly is edited by Richard Lynn and was co-edited by Volkmar Weiss.

History

Mankind Quarterly was first published in Edinburgh, Scotland in the year 1961.[1] The launch of the journal was secretly funded by Wickliffe Draper.[2]


Critiques

In 1961, physical anthropologist Juan Comas published a series of scathing critiques of Mankind Quarterly arguing that the journal was reproducing discredited racial ideologies, such as Nordicism and anti-Semitism, under the guise of science.[3][4]

Genoves S. also criticized the journal for peddling discredited theories.[5]

See Also

References

  1. “Mankind Quarterly was first published from Edinburgh in the United Kingdom in the year 1961.”

    "Mankind Quarterly".
  2. G. Schaffer. Racial Science and British Society, 1930–62 (p. 142). Springer. ISBN 9780230582446 doi: 10.1057/9780230582446 [HUB]
  3. Comas Juan (1961). "Scientific" Racism Again?. Current Anthropology, vol.2 (pp. 303–340). doi: 10.1086/200208 [HUB]
  4. Comas Juan (1962). More on "Scientific" Racism. Current Anthropology, vol.3 (pp. 284–302). doi: 10.1086/200293 [HUB]
  5. S. Genoves (1961). Racism and “The Mankind Quarterly.”, vol. 134. Science. doi: 10.1126/science.134.3493.1928 [HUB]