| | As Associate Editor of the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, I need to correct a gross misstatement of fact that is presently being circulated on a board at which I no longer post (see http://www.solopassion.com/node/893#comment-7535).
| ...[Andrew] Bernstein's short statement [in the Spring 2002 issue] was misrepresented as an actual contribution by JARS. It appeared in the table of content[s], in the "Discussion" section, under the title 'Reply to Kirsti Minsaas on the Ayn Rand CliffsNotes.' Then it was abstracted and included in the Abstracts section as follows: "Andrew Bernstein replies to Kirsti Minsaas' review of his CliffsNotes to A[n]them, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged (JARS, Fall 2001). He defends the literary and philosophical merit of the works." Then, Bernstein's biography was included in the Contributors Biography section, right on the top of the list, an almost full page list of his publications and academic history. His address was given as the Ayn Rand Institute.(!!!)
No won[d]er he felt the need to distance himself from this alleged contribution. |
I am willing to cut the author of this comment some slack, as I would not expect her to know the details of JARS editorial policy.
Here are the facts:
The Abstract was written by Andrew Bernstein.
The Biography was written by Andrew Bernstein. It was unusually long, but was run uncut.
Andrew Bernstein signed a copyright letter for his article before it went to press.
And Andrew Bernstein knew that his brief article would be listed in the Table of Contents.
All JARS authors write their Abstracts and Biographies, sign copyright letters, and know that their work will be listed in the Table of Contents for the issue in which it appears. That's how we've been doing business, since Volume 1, Issue 1.
Robert Campbell
PS. A second poster on the same board (http://www.solopassion.com/node/893#comment-7544) has now picked up the same false statement and embroidered it:
| Bernstein's statement was equal to a letter to the editor. If JARS had not misrepresented this and lied by calling him a contributor, he would not have written the second statement.
Bernstein was protecting his professional reputation and Sciabarra turned this in to "ARI telling him to do it or else" with no evidence at all. This is one more false statement in Sciabarra's "scholarly" work and more proof for Diana's case. |
I've had several letters to the editor published. I've never been asked to sign a copyright form for any of them.
(Edited by Robert Campbell on 4/29, 8:59pm)
(Edited by Robert Campbell on 4/29, 9:01pm)
(Edited by Robert Campbell on 4/29, 9:01pm)
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