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==Critiques==
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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>  
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 [[antisemitism]], 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>
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>
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[[Category:Race]]
[[Category:Race]]
[[Category:Racism]]
[[Category:Racism]]
[[Category:Academic journals]]
[[Category:Discredited journals]]

Latest revision as of 00:55, 13 September 2024

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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 antisemitism, under the guise of science.[3][4]

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

See Also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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]