Skeptical Inquirer (SI)

About

The Skeptical Inquirer is the world’s renowned, go-to publication to investigate, evaluate, and analyze extraordinary claims. It draws upon the world’s best scientists, scholars, skeptical investigators, and science journalists to find out what the facts and evidence show and then let you know the results in clear, readable prose. SI addresses both specific controversial claims that may have gained wide popularity—everything from aliens to alleged psychic powers and supposed sightings of strange creatures—to broad general issues, such as so-called “alternative medicine” and the anti-science movements against vaccinations and climate science, for example, that mislead people, distort democratic discourse, and have destructive consequences for civil society.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 6 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 6 x per year

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Review: 600 - 1,000 words.
Article: 2,000 - 3,200 words.
Essay: 800 - 1,200 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Academic, Critical, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Education/Pedagogy.
Health/Medicine: General, See guidelines.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Philosophy: General, See guidelines.
Psychology: General, See guidelines.
Science: General, See guidelines.
Social Sciences.
Society/Culture: General, Current events, See guidelines.
Technology: General, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

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Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 16 Aug 2026

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