About PBJ
About the Journal
The Penn Bioethics Journal is the nation's premier peer-reviewed undergraduate bioethics journal. The journal was established in Spring, 2004 with the first issue published April 1, 2005 as part of the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference hosted by Penn. The editorial board has included undergraduates from all four schools at the University of Pennsylvania with faculty advisor Jonathan Moreno, Ph.D.The Process
The editors select a theme for each bi-annual issue of the journal. Submissions are encouraged, but in no means required, to correspond to the selected theme. Additionally, each issue of the journal features one or more interviews with prominent professionals in fields related to the issue theme. Our acceptance process is very competitive with submissions undergoing an initial review, a small-group review, and, if warranted a final review by the full editorial board of approximately 30 students.Publication
The journal's call for papers goes out internationally, with publication in professional journals and posting on related websites. Faculty members on campus, around the country, and abroad are advising students with superb term papers to submit them for publication. While the board does not release specific statistics, we receive a large number of submissions for each issue and carefully select the small number that are ultimately published. For more information on submitting, please see our submit section.Current Staff
Executive Editor and Publisher
Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Managing Editor and Business Manager
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Bo Peng
Katryn Bowe
Markley Foreman
Rachel Han
Justin Masterman
Jules Shen
Anand Bhagwat