About the Journal

The Alexander Journal has been in continuous publication since the early 1950s. Since its inception, it has served as an opportunity for members of the Alexander Technique community to share ideas, insights, and historical findings and to promote productive discourse.

The Alexander Journal uses a double-anonymous peer review process in which both the reviewer and the writer are unknown to each other. Beginning with Issue 29 in 2023, The Alexander Journal transitioned to an open access publication model, making its content freely available to the public in support of a greater global exchange of knowledge and promotion of the Alexander Technique. Unless otherwise noted, works appearing in The Alexander Journal are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The Alexander Journal is published approximately every 18 months. The Alexander Journal is published with the support of The Society of the Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT) in the UK and The American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) in the US.

Mission Statement

The Alexander Journal is an international, diverse, multidisciplinary, pluralistic (recognizing diverse sources of authority) journal focusing on the F. Matthias Alexander Technique, its theory, principles, and applications in various fields. It offers scholarly articles from all theoretical perspectives and application areas, including quantitative and qualitative research, case studies, literature surveys, reflective essays, reviews of books and journal articles published elsewhere, and interviews based on personal experiences that are often practical notes from the field.

The Alexander Journal aspires:

  • To provide a platform to disseminate knowledge and information relevant to the Alexander Technique and an opportunity for teachers of the Alexander Technique to share ideas and research through publishing articles.
  • To contextualize and explain the terminology and concepts used by Alexander Technique teachers, making the work more comprehensible to researchers from other disciplines.
  • To stimulate new ideas and research.
  • To provide a platform to discuss ideas related to the Alexander Technique.
  • To promote international communication and collaboration.
  • To engage with and invite research and dialogue by professionals outside the Alexander Technique community.

Aims and Scope

The Alexander Journal strives to publish high-quality articles that provide a scholarly exploration of the Alexander Technique— its principles, history, and application. It aims to provide a bridge between the practice of teaching the technique and relevant research in various academic disciplines. Its central aim is to help enhance the reputation, applicability, and accessibility of the Alexander Technique, providing insight and inspiration through theoretical and practical scholarly articles for Alexander Technique teachers and students.