List of skeptical magazines

This is a list of magazines that promote or practice scientific skepticism.[1][2]

Magazine	Language	Founded	Publisher	Current editor
ARIP View[2]	English	1988	Association for the Rational Investigation of the Paranormal (ARIP)	D. Liknaitzky
Association for Rational Thought News[2]	English	1991	Cincinnati Skeptics
Bay Area Skeptics Information Sheet (BASIS)[2]	English	1982	Bay Area Skeptics	(Discontinued in 2008)
CAZette[3]	French	2011	Centre d'Analyse Zététique
El Escéptico[2]	Spanish	1998	Alternativa Racional a las Pseudociencias (ARP)	Felix Ares deBlas
El Ojo Critico[2]	Spanish	1994	Grupo Fenix	Manuel Carballal
El Ojo Escéptico[2]	Spanish	1991	CAIRP
Enchanted Skeptic[2][4]	English	1990	New Mexicans for Science and Reason
Folkvett[5]	Swedish	1983	Vetenskap och Folkbildning	Sven Ove Hansson
Free Inquiry[1]	English	1980	Council for Secular Humanism	Tom Flynn
Georgia Skeptic[2]	English	1988	Georgia Skeptics
Grain of Salt[2]	English	1988	Delaware Valley Skeptics
Great Lakes Skeptics Update[2][note 1]	English	1989	Great Lakes Skeptics
Indian Skeptic[2]	English	1988	Indian CSICOP
ISRAP Newsletter[2]	English	1988	Iowa Society for a Rational Approach to the Paranormal (ISRAP)	Randy Brown
Journal of the Japan Skeptics[2]	Japanese	1992	Japan Skeptics
KASES File[2]	English	1987	Kentucky Association of Science Educators & Skeptics (KASES)
La Alternativa Racional[2]	Spanish	1986	Alternativa Racional a las Pseudociencias (ARP)	Felix Ares deBlas
La Nave de los Locos[2]	Spanish	2000		Sergio Sanchez & Diego Zuniga
La publication de l'Observatoire Zététique (La POZ)[6]	French	2004	Observatoire Zététique	Nicolas Vivant[6]
LA Raison[2]	English	1987	Mid-South Skeptics Association
Le Raison[2]	English	1987	Baton Rouge Proponents of Rational Inquiry	Wayne Coskrey
Le Trait d'Union[2]	French	1992	Comité Para	Michel Soupart
Los Angeles Skeptics Evaluative Report (LASER)[2]	English	1985	Los Angeles Skeptics	Al Seckel
Manifestations[2]	English	1989	Berkeley Skeptics
MCRI News[2]	English	1987	Midwest Committee for Rational Inquiry (MCRI)	Robert v Valzah
Minnesota Skeptics Newsletter[2]	English	1987	Minnesota Skeptics
National Capital Area Skeptical Eye[2]	English	1987	National Capital Area Skeptics	Helen Hester-Ossa
Nederlands Tijdschrift tegen de Kwakzalverij[7][note 2]	Dutch	1881	Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij	Bert van Dien[8]
Nouvelles Sceptiques[1][note 3]	French	1949	Comité Para	Olivier Mandler
Phactum[1]	English	1995	PhACT - Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking	Ray Haupt
Pensar	Spanish	2020	Center For Inquiry	Alejandro Borgo
Science et pseudo-sciences[9]	French	1968	Association française pour l'information scientifique (AFIS)	Jean-Paul Krivine
Skepter[1]	Dutch	1988	Stichting Skepsis	Hans van Maanen[10]
Skeptical Intelligencer[11]	English	1997	Association for Skeptical Enquiry	Michael Heap
Skeptical Inquirer[1]	English	1976	Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (formerly CSICOP)	Kendrick Frazier
Skeptic (Skeptic Magazine)[1]	English	1992	The Skeptics Society	Michael Shermer
Skeptiker[1]	German	1987	Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften	Inge Hüsgen
Skeptikernytt[1]	Norwegian	1992[2]	Skepsis Norge	Terje Emberland[2]
Skeptikko[12]	Finnish	1988	Skepsis ry	Risto K. Järvinen
The Arizona Skeptic[1]	English	1987[2]	Phoenix Skeptics
The Beacon[2]	English	1988	East Bay Skeptics Society
The Gateway Skeptic[2]	English	1990
The New England Journal of Skepticism[2]	English	1998	New England Skeptical Society	Steven Novella
The New York Skeptic[2]	English	1988	New York Area Skeptics
The Skeptic[1]	English	1981	Australian Skeptics	Tim Mendham
The Skeptic[13][note 4]	English	1987	Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (formerly CSICOP)	Deborah Hyde
Wonder en is gheen Wonder[14]	Dutch	2000	SKEPP	Pieter Van Nuffel[15]

See also

• Humanism
• Lists about skepticism
• List of books about skepticism
• List of skeptical conferences
• List of skeptical organizations
• List of skeptical podcasts
• List of notable skeptics
• Rationalism

Notes

1. The first volume was named The Great Lakes Skeptic.
2. Founded as Maandblad tegen de Kwakzalverij, later named Actieblad tegen de Kwakzalverij before taking on its current title.
3. Formerly named Nouvelles Brèves.
4. Named The British & Irish Skeptic until vol. 4, issue 3.

References

1. "Mike Hutchinson magazine collection". AFU website. Archives for the Unexplained. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
2. Liljegren, Anders (8 December 2014), Skeptikal Mags 2014-12-08, Archives for the Unexplained
3. "Actions" (in French). Laboratoire de Zététique. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
4. Frazier, Kendrick (May 8, 2015). "The Founding of NMSR: A Look Back after Twenty-Five Years". Skeptical Inquirer. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
5. "About the Swedish Skeptics". VoF website. Vetenskap och Folkbildning. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
6. Nicolas Vivant. "POZ n°01". OZ website (in French). Observatoire Zététique. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
7. C.N.M. Renckens (29 May 2001). "De geschiedenis van de Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij". VtdK website (in Dutch). Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
8. "Tijdschrift". VtdK website (in Dutch). Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
9. (in French) "Rapport d'activités" (PDF). Website AFIS. AFIS. May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
10. Pepijn van Erp (18 December 2014). "Hans van Maanen nieuwe hoofdredacteur van Skepter". Skepsis Blog (in Dutch). Stichting Skepsis. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
11. Roger Dobson (22 June 1997). "UFOs, ghosts, crop circles: sceptics fight back; Fifty years ago, an American pilot spotted flying saucers. Now gullibility seems to have taken over. Roger Dobson talks to some doubters". The Independent.
12. "Skepsis in English". Skepsis ry website. Skepsis ry. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
13. "About 'The Skeptic'". The Skeptic website. Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
14. "Wie is wie (bio's)". SKEPP website (in Dutch). SKEPP. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
15. "Raad van bestuur en vrijwilligers". SKEPP website (in Dutch). SKEPP. Retrieved 6 December 2014.