i tell who ever says that, "you mean Before CHRISTIAN Era?" it drives the RATS mad...I despise the use of the idiotic phrase BCE instead of BC. Any publication that uses it is immediately suspect.
Why change 'BC' now and attempt to re-write history?
I can see why you would feel that way. Of course it’s only been used for the last three hundred years and was advocated by Jewish scholars in Europe who understood the utility of the Gregorian Calendar but felt that acknowledging Christ was irreligious. And if by “any publication” you mean every scholarly journal, then I’m afraid your access to knowledge will be pretty limited.
Regardless of its adoption, the need to do so still originates with Jesus Christ. Once He appeared, He struck history with such impact that He split it in two, dividing it into two periods: one before His coming, the other after it. Buddha did not do this, nor any of the great Indian philosophers.
i tell who ever says that, "you mean Before CHRISTIAN Era?" it drives the RATS mad...Yes, I suspect the publication of using a scholarly convention.