The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies

Academic journal

The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies

Discipline| Philosophy
Social Theory
Social Science
Humanities
Language| English
Edited by| Chris Matthew Sciabarra
Stephen D. Cox
Roderick Long
Robert L. Campbell
Publication details
History| 1999–2023
Publisher|

Penn State University Press (United States)

Frequency| Biannual
Standard abbreviations
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ISO 4| J. Ayn Rand Stud.
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ISSN| 1526-1018 (print)
2169-7132 (web)

LCCN| sn99008955
OCLC no.| 41986207
Links

* Journal homepage

Objectivist movement

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Philosophy

* Objectivism
Rational egoism
* Individualism
Capitalism
* Romantic realism

Organizations

* Ayn Rand Institute
The Atlas Society
Nathaniel Branden Institute
Objectivist Party
Liberal People's Party
* Libertarianz

Theorists

* Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand Institute

* Leonard Peikoff
* Allan Gotthelf
* Harry Binswanger
* Tara Smith
* Andrew Bernstein
* Yaron Brook
* John Ridpath

Other

* David Kelley
* George Reisman
* Tibor Machan
* Stephen Hicks
* Nathaniel Branden
* Alan Greenspan

Literature

Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
For the New Intellectual
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
The New Left
Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
Philosophy: Who Needs It
The Romantic Manifesto
The Virtue of Selfishness
Objectivist periodicals
The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies
The Fountainhead
Atlas Shrugged

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* Objectivism and homosexuality
Objectivism and libertarianism
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The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies (JARS) was an academic journal devoted to studying "Rand and her times". Established in 1999, its founding co-editors were R. W. Bradford, Stephen D. Cox, and Chris Matthew Sciabarra. Since 2013, the journal had been published by Penn State University Press.

## History

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In 1999, R. W. Bradford, Stephen D. Cox, and Chris Matthew Sciabarra co-founded the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies.[1] Founding co-editor Sciabarra called the journal "the only nonpartisan, interdisciplinary, double-blind, peer-reviewed, biannual periodical devoted to the study of Ayn Rand and her times".[2] Rand was a twentieth-century author who developed a system of thought she called Objectivism.[3]

In 2000, the Village Voice reported that Mimi Reisel Gladstein was another editor for the journal.[4] In 2005, the journal dedicated its issues to commemorating the centenary of Rand's birth and featured scholarship on her legacy and influence.[5] Starting in 2013, the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies was published by Penn State University Press.[2]

The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies ceased publication in 2023, concluding a twenty-three-year run.[6]

## Approach

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The journal published on Rand studies from a variety of perspectives.[7] Mainstream intellectuals and academics from prestigious universities worldwide, writing without hagiography, contributed scholarship to the journal.[8] This caused friction with the Ayn Rand Institute; journalist David Glenn reports that institute leaders considered "many of" the journal's publications "false and offensive".[9] When Andrew Bernstein (a philosopher intellectually affiliated with the Ayn Rand Institute and a candidate for a visiting faculty position at Texas State University that would have been funded by the Anthem Foundation) contributed a brief reply to a negative review of his CliffsNotes for Ayn Rand's novels in 2002; he subsequently issued a statement apologizing for having contributed to the journal, behavior that Texas State senior philosophy lecturer Rebecca Raphael considered "a red flag", in the words of journalist Glenn, and believed departments should be cautious about accepting Anthem grants; ultimately, Texas State's philosophy department did not go forward with establishing a position with Anthem Foundation funding.[10]

## Citations

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1. ^ Sciabarra (2003, pp. 10–11); Shea (2005); Young (2005).
2. ^ a b Sciabarra (2022).
3. ^ Young (2005).
4. ^ Vincent (2000).
5. ^ Shea (2005).
6. ^ Sciabarra (2023).
7. ^ Glenn 2007, pp. A6–A8, A10–A13.
8. ^ Young (2005); Cohen (2001).
9. ^ Glenn 2007, pp. A6–A8, A10–A13.
10. ^ Glenn (2007, pp. A6–8, A10–A13).

## References

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* Bernstein, Andrew (Spring 2002). "Reply to Kirsti Minsaas: On the Ayn Rand CliffsNotes". Journal of Ayn Rand Studies. 3 (2): 349. JSTOR 41560193.
* Cohen, David (December 7, 2001). "A growing concern". The Guardian. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
* Glenn, David (July 13, 2007). "Advocates of Objectivism Make New Inroads". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Vol. 53, no. 45\. pp. A6 – A8, A10 – A13. ISSN 0009-5982.
* Sciabarra, Chris (July–August 2003). "The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies: Four Years and Counting". The Free Radical. Vol. 57\. pp. 10–11\. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023.
* Sciabarra, Chris Matthew (September 6, 2022). "JARS: Toward a 2023 Grand Finale". Notablog.
* Sciabarra, Chris Matthew (March 14, 2023). "JARS: The 2023 Grand Finale Arrives!". Notablog.
* Shea, Christopher (February 13, 2005). "Ayn Rand's Campus Radicals". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on March 15, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
* Vincent, Norah (March 14, 2000). "Gettin' Randy". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
* Young, Cathy (March 1, 2005). "Ayn Rand at 100". Reason. Retrieved October 14, 2013.

## External links

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* Official website
* "To All Sincerely Concerned With Objectivism". June 6, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2023. (Andrew Bernstein's statement apologizing for associating with the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies)

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Ayn Rand

Bibliography|

| Novels|

* We the Living (1936)
* Anthem (1938)
* The Fountainhead (1943)
* Atlas Shrugged (1957)
* Ideal (2015)

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Nonfiction books|

* For the New Intellectual (1961)
* Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology (1979)
* The Art of Fiction (2000)

Collected essays|

* The Virtue of Selfishness (1964)
* Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal (1966)
* The Romantic Manifesto (1969)
* The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution (1971)
* Philosophy: Who Needs It (1982)

Screenplays|

* Red Pawn (1932)
* Love Letters (1945)
* You Came Along (1945)
* The Fountainhead (1949)

Stage plays|

* Night of January 16th (1934)
* Ideal (1934)
* The Unconquered (1940)

Other writings|

* The Early Ayn Rand (1984)
* Letters of Ayn Rand (1995)
* Journals of Ayn Rand (1997)

Characters|

* Liberty 5-3000
* List of Atlas Shrugged characters
* John Galt

Adaptations|

| Screen|

* The Night of January 16th (1941)
* We the Living (1942)
* The Fountainhead (1949)
* Gawaahi (1989)
* Atlas Shrugged (film series): Part I (2011), Part II (2012), Part III (2014)

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Stage|

* The Unconquered (1940)
* The Fountainhead (2014)

Philosophy|

* Objectivism
* Objectivism and libertarianism
* Objectivism and homosexuality
* Randian hero

Influence|

* The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies
* Ayn Rand Institute
* Objectivist movement
* Objectivist periodicals

Depictions|

* Ayn Rand and the World She Made
* Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life
* Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical
* The Ayn Rand Cult
* Goddess of the Market
* Judgment Day
* The Passion of Ayn Rand (book)
* The Passion of Ayn Rand (film)
* Who Is Ayn Rand?

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