Edited by Wolfe Mays, the president of the BSP, it began by publishing a volume each year consisting of three issues.

Haase also moved the journal from a private publisher to Taylor and Francis, allowing the membership and the public to easily access a wealth of material online, going back to 1970 when the JBSP began.

2019 was the 50th anniversary of the journal, and after 14 years as editor, Haase signalled his intention to stand down from his role, while completing his work on the remaining 2019 volume publications as well as some planned special issues for 2020 and beyond.

[2] Keynote speakers were the renowned international academics Prof. Babette Babich, Prof. Robert Bernasconi, and Dr. Francesca Brencio.

Other members of the collective include Keith Crome (former BSP president), Andrea Rehberg, William Large, Matt Bernard, Michaela Summa, and Haase (thus continuing his association with the journal).

Recent keynotes have included the renowned international academics and practitioners Havi Carel, Felix O’Murchadha, Tanja Staehler, Luna Dolezal, Niall Keane, Linda Finlay, Mariana Ortega, Sophie Loidolt, and Dan Zahavi.

Most recently, these have included 'Intentionality and the Human' at the Great North Museum (Newcastle upon Tyne, 2016); 'Cormac McCarthy and Philosophy' at the People's History Museum (for MMU, 2017); and 'Embodied Subjects – Phenomenology, Literature, and the Health Humanities' at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation (for MMU, 2018).