Causal Analysis in Theory and Practice

Dear colleague in causality research,

At long last, I am pleased to bring to your attention the birth of a new journal, the Journal of Causal Inference — JCI, dedicated to building a rigorous cross-disciplinary dialogue in causality.

The first issue is planned for Fall 2011 and the website is now open for submissions.
http://www.bepress.com/jci

As most readers of this forum know, existing discipline-specific journals tend to bury causal analysis in the language and methods of traditional statistical methodologies, creating the inaccurate impression that causal questions can be handled by routine methods of regression, simultaneous equations or logical implications, and glossing over the special ingredients needed for causal analysis. In contrast, Journal of Causal Inference highlights both the uniqueness and interdisciplinary nature of causal research. The journal serves as a forum for the growing causal inference community to develop a shared language and to study the commonalities and distinct strengths of their various disciplines’ methods for causal analysis.

You are invited to submit your latest results, and to bring JCI to the attention of students and colleagues who might be seeking a forum for discussing their latest ideas, results and, yes, breakthroughs!

Submissions
Journal of Causal Inference encourages submission of applied and theoretical work from across the range of rigorous causal paradigms.

In addition to significant original research articles, Journal of Causal Inference also welcomes:
1)      Submissions that synthesize and assess cross-disciplinary methodological research
2)      Submissions that discuss the history of the causal inference field and its philosophical underpinnings
3)      Unsolicited short communications on topics that aim to highlight areas of emerging consensus and ongoing controversy, or to bring unorthodox perspectives to open questions
4)      Responses to published articles in causality

To read more about JCI, including its aims and scope and editorial board membership, please visit our website:
http://www.bepress.com/jci
Papers can be submitted electronically at:
http://www.bepress.com/cgi/submit.cgi?context=jci

The first issue is planned for Fall 2011.

Have a productive Fall quarter,
See you on JCI
=======Judea