Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Wikipedia Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Online peer-reviewed encyclopaedia Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Type of site Online encyclopedia Created by James Fieser Editor James Fieser and Bradley Dowden URL www.iep.utm.edu Launched 1995; 26 years ago (1995) ISSN 2161-0002 The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) is a scholarly online encyclopedia, dealing with philosophy, philosophical topics, and philosophers.[1] The IEP combines open access publication with peer reviewed publication of original papers. Contribution is generally by invitation, and contributors are recognized and leading international specialists within their field.[2][3] Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Usage 4 Recognition 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History[edit] The IEP was founded by philosopher James Fieser in 1995, operating through a non-profit organization with the aim of providing accessible and scholarly information on philosophy.[4] The current general editors are philosophers James Fieser and Bradley Dowden, with the staff also including numerous area editors as well as volunteers.[5][6] The entire website was redesigned in the summer of 2009, moving from static HTML pages to the open-source publishing platform WordPress.[7] Organization[edit] The intended audience for the IEP is philosophy students and faculty who are not specialists within the field, and thus articles are written in an accessible style.[8] Articles consist of a brief survey or overview, followed by the body of the article, and an annotated bibliography.[9] Articles are searchable either by an alphabetical index or through a Google-power search mechanism.[9] Usage[edit] Similarweb analytics suggest that the IEP website is accessed worldwide between two and three million times per month.[10] Some 75% of this usage is through internet searches, 18% is through direct access, and 5% through referral, with the referring websites including other reference websites and university library guides.[10] Recognition[edit] The IEP is included by the American Library Association in its listing of Best Free Reference Sites;[11] listed as an online philosophy resource by the Federation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Associations;[12] listed by EpistemeLinks as one of the "outstanding resources" in philosophy on the internet;[13] and listed as a reliable resource in many university philosophy guides.[14] See also[edit] Encyclopedia of Philosophy Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy List of online encyclopedias References[edit] ^ "Oxford University ARCH Project, accessed 11 September 2017". Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2017. ^ "Oxford University ARCH Project, accessed 11 September 2017". Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2017. ^ See also Kooy, B. 2015. 'Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', in Reference Review, Vol.29, No. 4, p. 12. ^ Kooy, B. 2015. 'Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', in Reference Review, Vol.29, No.4, p.12; see also "About the IEP". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. ^ "Law in Free Internet Encyclopedias of Philosophy (SEP & IEP) - The University of Chicago Library News - The University of Chicago Library". www.lib.uchicago.edu. ^ See also Kooy, B. 2015. 'Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', in Reference Review, Vol.29, No.4, p.12. ^ "IEP Staff". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. ^ Kooy, B. 2015. 'Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', in Reference Review, Vol. 29, No. 4, p. 12. ^ a b Kooy, B. 2015. 'Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', in Reference Review, Vol.29, No.4, p. 12. ^ a b Similarweb data on IEP, at www.similarweb.com, accessed 18 September 2017. ^ "Best Free Reference Web Sites 2016 18th Annual List RUSA Emerging Technologies Section (ETS)". Reference & User Services Association (RUSA). December 29, 2016. ^ "Online guides to Philosophy – FAPSA". ^ "Account has been suspended". epistemelinks.com. ^ team, Philosophy Library. "LibGuides: Philosophy: Philosophy eresources". libguides.cam.ac.uk. 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