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 40th year, and our most recent issue is Volume 40 Number 3. 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 40 no 3, September 2020
Featured article: Nay-sayers – Tim Mendham looks at the self-appointed experts – the Karens and Kevins of the anti-COVID brigade - Vol 40 no 2, June 2020
Featured article: Immune to Science – Ken McLeod and Mal Vickers complain about chiropractors’ pseudomedical claims, including immunity and COVID-19, and discover that … shock horror … they’re still at it, but regulators are not. - Vol 40 no 1, March 2020
Featured article: Illogic in The Lodge – Tim Mendham asks if Australia’s political leaders are prone to irrational beliefs – the supernatural and the paranormal. - Vol 39 no 4, December 2019
Featured article: I See an M, or a T …is it Bill? – Richard Saunders & Tim Mendham report on profiting from the dead in places that should be honouring them.
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
- Creationism: An Australian Perspective
