Progress in Physics

:"This article is about the American scientific journal, for the much older UK journal with a similar name, see: Reports on Progress in Physics."

Progress in Physics is an alternative American scientific journal, publishing papers in theoretical and experimental physics, including related themes from mathematics. The journal aims to promote fair and non-commercialized science, as stated in its "Declaration of Academic Freedom"cite journal
author = Dmitri Rabounski
title = [http://www.ptep-online.com/index_files/rights_en.html Declaration of Academic Freedom (Scientific Human Rights)]
journal = Progress in Physics
volume = 1
pages = 57–60
year = 2006 Provides links to versions in other languages.]

"Owing to furtive jealousy and vested interest, modern science abhors open discussion and wilfully banishes those scientists who question the orthodox views. Very often, scientists of outstanding ability, who point out deficiencies in current theory or interpretation of data, are labelled as crackpots, so that their views can be conveniently ignored."

The journal describes itself as peer-reviewed in its Terms and Conditions [ [http://www.ptep-online.com/index_files/rules.html Terms and Conditions] ] , but the review procedure is not specified. The referees of the papers published are not listed, although anonymity of referees is specifically criticized in "Article 8: Freedom to publish scientific results" of the "Declaration of Academic Freedom". This document harshly criticizes the current peer-review system using the words "censorship", "alleged expert referees", "blacklisting", and "bribes".The journal has published papers by several authors, who, along with some of the editors, claim to have been blacklisted by the Cornell arXiv as proponentsof fringe scientific theories. [ [http://www.archivefreedom.org/academic.htm Archive freedom website] , referencing 3 editors of Progress in Physics.] [ [http://www.archivefreedom.org/freedom/Cyberia.html Case history] of contributor to journal]

The journal, which commenced publication in 2005, is issued quarterly. The editorial board is composed of Dmitri Rabounski (Editor-in-Chief), Florentin Smarandache, Larissa Borissova, and Stephen J. Crothers. The journal is available both in print and online and is open access. ["Progess in Physics" is included in the list of open access journals at the Directory of Open Access Journals of the Swedish Lund University.]

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* [http://www.ptep-online.com "Progress in Physics" home page] , ISSN 1555-5534 (print), ISSN 1555-5615 (online).
* [http://www.mathematik.tu-darmstadt.de/~bruhn/toRabounski030508.html Example of peer review at Progress in Physics]