November 1, 2018
Shadow-Banned, Deplatformed, Censored:
This is How the Journal remains Censorship-Free
and Answerable Only to Readers, Contributors and Members…
by John Pellam, President & Director
The Bibliotheque: World Wide Society and the Institute for Positive
Global Solutions
We are currently living
in an era of “big media” internet censorship, shadow-banning and
deplatforming of those whose ideas and opinions are deemed ‘unorthodox’ and
those whose thinking is not ‘correct’. Since its founding in September 2001
the Journal has been free of censorship, it has always been and will remain
a place where the ‘unorthodox’ are welcomed.
The Journal has never
and will never accept advertising of any kind, nor is there any charge or
any fee for access or print-outs of the published papers. The Journal has
no ‘paywall’ to block readership from editorial content – the Journal is
and will remain fully open-access to all.
Moreover, the Journal
does not accept funds from Foundations, NGOs or other organizations that
could hold sway over publishing decisions and editorial selections.
The Journal is
editorially independent, meaning that members set the agenda. The Journal
is free from commercial bias and not influenced by billionaire owners,
donors, politicians or shareholders. No one edits the Journal’s Editor. No
one steers the Journal’s opinion. And absolutely no one interferes with the
Journal’s dedication to Free Speech: the Journal stands proud to be free of
censorship, free of bias and free of political influence. Even papers with
which the Editorial Director may not agree with (or even oppose) will still
be published – the overriding factor in determining whether or not to
accept any particular paper is: “Is this paper publication-worthy? Does it
provoke thought and inspire as it informs? Is it out of the ordinary in
content and concept?
This editorial policy is
critical because it enables the Journal to give a voice to those who may be
denied a voice elsewhere, it allows authors to challenge political bias
found elsewhere and to put forth ideas that other publications would deem
‘politically incorrect’. This is what makes the Journal different to so
many publications at a time when challenging and innovative new ideas are
vital to a world starved by the famine called ‘Censorship’ and held static
by the intellectual straight-jacket called ‘Political Correctness’.
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With this being said, I’m
pleased to introduce the November-December 2018 issue of the Journal
of Global Issues & Solutions:
This issue begins with our Page One Feature Paper in the subject area of
Freedom of Faith, specifically on
the topic of Christianity in Spain and in the United States: “Why
is Christianity Under Such Fierce Attack?” by Professor
Julio A. Gonzalo of Madrid, Spain.
Following, in the
subject area of Globalization:
Exploitation versus Ethics, Dr.
Francis C.L. Rakotsoane (UNESWA) of the University of eSwatini in Manzini,
eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) presents
“Ethical Symbioticism: An Ethical Framework with a Potential to Rid
Globalization of Its Exploitative Nature”.
In our next paper, Professor S.A. Paipetis of the Department of Mechanical
Engineering & Aeronautics at the University of Patras in Patras, Greece
and Ms. O. Georgiadou of the Department for Civil Protection of Greece in Athens,
Greece present their paper-essay focused on Human Society: “The Role of
Opposites in Nature and in Human Society”.
The November-December
issue concludes with an in-depth paper by
Professor Dr. Nadeem Malik, Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at
Pakistan’s University of Balochistan titled “Toward Good Governance in South Asia”.
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