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'''Mankind Quarterly''' is a racist pseudoscientific journal masquerading as a scientific peer-reviewed journal | '''''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>{{Citation|title=Mankind Quarterly|title-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> | |||
==Critiques== | ==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.<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 | 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== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 23:48, 15 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
- ↑ “Mankind Quarterly was first published from Edinburgh in the United Kingdom in the year 1961.”
Mankind Quarterly. - ↑ G. Schaffer. Racial Science and British Society, 1930–62 (p. 142). Springer. ISBN 9780230582446 doi: 10.1057/9780230582446 [HUB]
- ↑ Comas Juan (1961). "Scientific" Racism Again?. Current Anthropology, vol.2 (pp. 303–340). doi: 10.1086/200208 [HUB]
- ↑ Comas Juan (1962). More on "Scientific" Racism. Current Anthropology, vol.3 (pp. 284–302). doi: 10.1086/200293 [HUB]
- ↑ S. Genoves (1961). Racism and “The Mankind Quarterly.”, vol. 134. Science. doi: 10.1126/science.134.3493.1928 [HUB]