Social Studies of Science

Social Studies of Science is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers relating to the history and philosophy of science. The journal's editor-in-chief is Sergio Sismondo (Queen's University). The journal was established in 1971 under the name Science Studies and assumed its present title in 1975. It is currently published by SAGE Publications.

Social Studies of Science
DisciplineScience and technology studies, history of science, philosophy of science, sociology of science
LanguageEnglish
Edited bySergio Sismondo
Publication details
Former name(s)
Science Studies (until 1975, ISSN 0036-8539)
History1971–present
Publisher
FrequencyBimonthly
4.038 (2020)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Soc. Stud. Sci.
Indexing
ISSN0306-3127 (print)
1460-3659 (web)
LCCN75645506
OCLC no.2242476
Links

Founding

In the inaugural issue in 1971 the founding editors, Roy MacLeod and David Edge,[1][2] announced that the journal "will devote itself to original research, whether empirical or theoretical, which brings fresh light to bear on the concepts, processes and consequences of modern science. It will be interdisciplinary in the sense that it will encourage appropriate contributions from political science, sociology, economics, history, philosophy, social anthropology, and the legal and educational disciplines. It will welcome studies of fundamental research, applied research and development; of university science, industrial science and science in government."[3]

Abstracting and indexing

Social Studies of Science is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its impact factor is 4.038, ranking it 1st out of 111 journals in the category "History of Philosophy and Science".[4]

References
  1. "Editorial Board: Past Editors". Social Studies of Science. Sage Journals. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  2. Roy MacLeod (April 2003). "In Memoriam: David Edge". Social Studies of Science. 33 (2): 181–183. doi:10.1177/03063127030332005. S2CID 220878837.
  3. The Editors (January 1971). "Editorial". Science Studies. 1 (1): 2.
  4. "Journal Indexing and Metrics: Social Studies of Science". SAGE Journals. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
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