Philosophical Magazine was founded by Alexander Tilloch in 1798 and had been published by the Taylor family (Taylor & Francis from 1852) since Richard Taylor had started on his own in 1803. Lodge's response to the NUSW was a defence of Philosophical Magazine and a particular mode of scientific publishing. In conclusion, Lodge maintained that ‘the Philosophical Magazine is well managed’ and warned the NUSW-and the readers of Nature-that ‘a conservative attitude towards old-fashioned organs is wise and that it is possible to over-organise things into lifelessness.’ 3 2 In its defence, Lodge stated ‘the referees mentioned on the title-page of that journal are frequently consulted’ and suggested ‘that their services are not so nominal as the writers of the circular suppose.’ However, this was not all. This letter, which had been sent to 110 contributors to the journal, attacked the management of Philosophical Magazine, claiming that the editors named on its title page had little control over its contents. 1 In the letter, Lodge defended Philosophical Magazine, of which he was one of the editors, against a letter from the National Union of Scientific Workers (NUSW). On 1 September 1921 Nature published a short letter from Oliver Lodge entitled ‘The “Philosophical Magazine”’.
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