''Relations. Beyond Anthropocentrism'' is an open access

peer-reviewed journal An academic journal (or scholarly journal or scientific journal) is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. They serve as permanent and transparent forums for the dissemination, scr ...

focusing on

ethics Ethics is the philosophy, philosophical study of Morality, moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates Normativity, normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. Its main branches inclu ...

and related topics from a non-anthropocentric perspective. The journal aims to create an

interdisciplinary Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project). It draws knowledge from several fields such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, economi ...

forum within Europe to promote discussion of scientific and moral problems that relate to the need to transcend the anthropocentric nature of existing structures of knowledge. The journal's language is English, but it is published in Italy. The content includes commentary, debates, interviews and reports on conferences, activities, workshops, events and other projects. Submissions are intended to be understood by both an academic and lay audience. ''Relations.'' was published biannually from 2013 to 2018, then annually in 2019 and 2020. It is edited by Francesco Allegri, Matteo Andreozzi, Sofia Bonicalzi and Eleonora Adorni. Topics of past issues include

animal emotions Emotion is defined as any mental experience with high intensity and high hedonic content. The existence and nature of emotions in non-human animals are believed to be correlated with those of humans and to have evolved from the same mechanisms. ...

, animal personhood,

antispeciesism Speciesism () is a term used in philosophy regarding the treatment of individuals of different species. The term has several different definitions. Some specifically define speciesism as discrimination or unjustified treatment based on an indivi ...

wild animal suffering Wild animal suffering is suffering experienced by non-human animals living in the wild, outside of direct human control, due to natural processes. Its sources include disease, injury, parasitism, starvation, malnutrition, dehydration, weather ...

posthumanism Posthumanism or post-humanism (meaning "after humanism" or "beyond humanism") is an idea in continental philosophy and critical theory responding to the presence of anthropocentrism in 21st-century thought. Posthumanization comprises "those pro ...

animal products Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia (). With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hol ...

and energy ethics. In a 2018 review,

Animal Ethics Animal ethics is a branch of ethics which examines human-animal relationships, the moral consideration of animals and how nonhuman animals ought to be treated. The subject matter includes animal rights, animal welfare, animal law, speciesism, an ...

identified ''Relations. Beyond Anthropocentrism'' as one of several journals in philosophy and ethics focussed on "animal issues". They also named the long-standing journal ''

Between the Species ''Between the Species: A Journal for the Study of Philosophy and Animals'' (formerly ''Between the Species: A Journal of Ethics'' and ''Between the Species: An Online Journal for the Study of Philosophy and Animals'', also known as ''BTS'') is a p ...

'', the defunct ''Ethics & Animals'', the ''

Journal of Animal Ethics The ''Journal of Animal Ethics'' (JAE) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal which explores the ethical relationship between humans and animals. It is published by the University of Illinois Press, in partnership with the Ferrater Mora O ...

'', and ''Politics & Animals'', as well as the ''

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics The ''Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics'' is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering agricultural science and bioethics. It was established in 1988 as the ''Journal of Agricultural Ethics'', obtaining its current name in 1 ...

'' (which is not solely focussed on animals) and the ''Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research'' (which had not begun publishing at the time of the article).

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* Animal ethics journals Annual journals Biannual journals English-language journals Environmental ethics journals Academic journals established in 2013 {{Ethics-journal-stub

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