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See the <a href="../submit/desired/">desired articles by subject area</a> page for listings of their most wanted articles for each subject area.</p> <ul class="staff-list"> <li><strong>Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art</strong> <ul> <li>Open</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>African Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:jchimakonam@unical.edu.ng?subject=IEP">Jonathan Chimakonam</a>, <em>University of Calabar, Nigeria</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>American Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:Nancy.Stanlick@ucf.edu?subject=IEP">Nancy A. Stanlick</a>, <em>University of Central Florida, U. S. A.</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Analytic Philosophy, History of</strong> <ul> <li>Open</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Ancient Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:jkirby@albion.edu">Jeremy Kirby</a>, <em>Albion College, U. S. A.</em></li> <li><a href="mailto:sonya.wurster@gmail.com">Sonya Wurster</a>, <em>La Trobe University, Australia</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Chinese Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li>Open</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Continental Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:nwernicki@gmail.com?subject=IEP">Nicholas Wernicki</a>, <em>Albright College, U. S. A.</em> and</li> <li><a href="mailto:abigail.t.wernicki@gmail.com?subject=IEP">Abigail Wernicki</a>, <em>Holy Family University, U. S. A.</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Epistemology</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:j.matheson@unf.edu?subject=IEP">Jonathan Matheson</a>, <em>University of North Florida, U. S. A.</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Ethics</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:michael.boylan@marymount.edu?subject=IEP">Michael Boylan</a>, <em>Marymount University, U. S. A.</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Feminist Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:ayala@csus.edu?subject=IEP">Saray Ayala-L贸pez</a>, <em>California State University Sacramento, U. S. A.</em></li> <li><a href="mailto:sonya.wurster@gmail.com">Sonya Wurster</a>, <em>La Trobe University, Australia</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Indian Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:indian-philosophy@shyam.org?subject=IEP">Shyam Ranganathan</a>, <em>York University, Canada</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Indigenous World Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li>(open)</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Islamic Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:chad.hillier@utoronto.ca?subject=IEP">Chad Hillier</a>, (acting editor), Cape Breton University <em>Canada</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Language, Philosophy of</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:paul-saka@live.com?subject=IEP">Paul Saka</a>, <em>University of Texas, Rio Grande, U. S. A.<br /> </em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Law, Philosophy of</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:wholehan@hotmail.com?subject=IEP">Andrew Cunningham</a> (acting editor), <em>Canada</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Logic</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:jyb.iep@gmail.com?subject=IEP">Jean-Yves B茅ziau</a>, <em>Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Research Council and Brazilian Academy of Philosophy, Brazil.</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Mathematics, Philosophy of</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:colejc@buffalostate.edu?subject=IEP">Julian Cole</a>, <em>SUNY Buffalo State, U. S. A.</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Medieval Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:chrisb@utm.edu?subject=IEP">Christopher Brown</a>, <em>University of Tennessee at Martin, U. S. A.</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Metaphysics, Contemporary</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:kristie_miller@yahoo.com?subject=IEP">Kristie Miller</a>, <em>The University of Sydney, Australia</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Mind and Cognitive Science</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:rjgennaro@usi.edu?subject=IEP">Rocco Gennaro</a>, <em>University of Southern Indiana, U. S. A.</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Political Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:alexandermoseley@icloud.com?subject=IEP">Alexander Moseley</a>, <em>United Kingdom</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Religion, Philosophy of</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:mbraddo1@utm.edu?subject=IEP">Matthew Braddock</a>, <em>University of Tennessee at Martin, U.S.A.</em></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Renaissance Philosophy</strong> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:edelman@uiwtx.edu?subject=IEP">Christopher Edelman</a>, <em>University of the Incarnate Word, U. S. 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