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Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association
The Proceedings and Addresses has historically been the primary publication for important news and information about the APA and its activities. Beginning with the 2013-2014 membership year, the Proceedings and Addresses will no longer exist in its previous print format, transitioning to a single annual print volume rather than five issues per year. The annual volume will include the annual presidential addresses and prize lectures, as well as the memorial minutes and awards; this print volume will be mailed in the fall only to those members who subscribe for print mailing. The volume will be available online to all members. The divisional meeting programs will continue to be printed for distribution at the annual meetings but will no longer be mailed in advance. Meeting programs will, however, be available online several months before each meeting. All other content previously published in the Proceedings and Addresses, including minutes of board meetings, divisional business meetings, and divisional executive committee meetings, will now be available online only.
APA Newsletters
Many APA committees produce newsletters of high quality, peer-reviewed scholarship. Newsletters are published in the spring and fall. The APA's current newsletters include the following:
Job Placement Service
APA membership includes free use of the placement service at the three annual divisional meetings.
Journal of the American Philosophical Association (J-APA)
The American Philosophical Association is partnering with Cambridge University Press (CUP) to launch the Journal of the American Philosophical Association (J-APA), a new general philosophy journal appearing quarterly beginning in 2015. It will be a primarily online publication, with print being available widely at first and by request thereafter. The journal will be provided to all APA members free of charge.
Committees
Only APA members are eligible to serve on the APA's twenty committees.
Voting Privileges
Regular members (including emeritus members) affiliated with a division of the APA are entitled to vote on divisional and association matters. Members elect officers of their respective divisions and also vote to approve amendments to the national association and divisional bylaws as well as resolutions.
Paper Submissions
Only APA members are eligible to submit papers for consideration on the divisional programs.
Grants and Prizes
Only APA members are eligible for most APA prizes and fellowships, and nominations for most prizes are accepted from APA members only. APA prizes and fellowships recognize excellence in scholarship in a variety of areas of philosophy and from scholars at all career stages.
Further, the APA grant fund accepts proposals from APA members only. The grant fund, sponsored by the APA's Eastern Division, provides small grant funding to worthwhile and innovative projects in philosophy. Past funded projects include conferences, workshops, podcasts, mentoring programs, and outreach efforts.
Meeting Registration and Hotel Discounts
APA members receive discounted registration and hotel rates for the three annual divisional meetings.
Discounts and Savings
Books and Journals
APA members receive discounts on philosophical books and journals that are featured in the APA Shopping List, including free trials of select Cambridge University Press journals and discounts on Philosophy Documentation Center journals.
To get these member discounts and free trials, visit the APA Shopping List.
Interfolio Dossier
Interfolio provides services to support the academic job market. APA members receive the first year of membership to Interfolio's Dossier for job candidates for free.
To get this member benefit, signed-in APA members can visit our Interfolio access page.
JPASS by JSTOR
Designed for those without institutional access to the JSTOR archival collections, JPASS is ideal for those working outside of the academy. It is also valuable for faculty members at institutions with limited access to JSTOR, and for adjuncts with sporadic access to library resources. Regardless of your institutional affiliation, JPASS serves as your personal library card to the rich selection of journals on JSTOR.
As a benefit of APA membership, we are able to offer you the one-year JPASS access plan for $99—a 50% discount on the listed rate. JPASS includes unlimited reading and 120 article downloads from more than 1,500 humanities, social science, and science journals in the JSTOR archival collections.
To get this member discount and sign up for JPASS, signed-in APA members can visit our JPASS access page.
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