About The Skeptic magazine
The Skeptic is published four times per year by Australian Skeptics Inc. Since the first issue was published in 1981, the Skeptic has printed articles on a vast variety of sceptical subjects ranging from alien abduction to zombies. There was even an article on Electroencephaloneuromentimpography. You can find out more on the evolution of the Skeptic in this brief History.
You can email the Editor with any enquiries or suggestions for articles.
To subscribe to the Skeptic, go to our online shop. Alternatively, you can download and print the subscription form, complete it and send it back to us by mail or fax.
Recent Issues
The Skeptic is now in its 39th year, and our most recent issue is Volume 39 Number 2. You can have a peek at the cover and table of contents of this issue and other issues from the past 12 months, below. Each of the recent issues also includes one full article. You’ll need to have a PDF reader such as Adobe Reader.
- Vol 39 no 2, June 2019
Featured article: Message from the Moon – On the fiftieth anniversary of the first Moon landing, Geoff Allshorn says the space program challenges us to reassert enlightenment and science against the culture of science denialism and conspiracy theories. - Vol 39 no 1, March 2019
Featured article: People Power – Tim Mendham reviews the evolving phenomenon of citizen science - Vol 38 no 4, December 2018
Featured article: It’s All In Your Head! – Michelle Cooper looks at the bumpy road of phrenology, and its practice in Australia. - Vol 38 no 3, September 2018
Featured article: Seeing Myself – Susan Blackmore looks at the new science of out-of-body experiences and discovers positive scepticism.
Past Issues
Issues from more than 12 months ago are available in full below. To read them online click on the issue number you are interested in. You’ll need to have a PDF reader such as Adobe Reader.
Collections
The digitised issues from the years 1981 to 1990 were released in March 2018. Prior to that, we published a number of collections: one covering the first five years, and twelve covering the next five, with articles grouped into topics. Those collections are available below.
- In the Beginning – the first five years
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Astrology
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Creationism
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Divining
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Editorials
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Health
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Letters
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Pseudoscience
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Psychics
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Religion
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Skepticism
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – UFOs
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Whimsy
