Journals and Publications

• Configurations

  Published by the Society for Literature and Science. "Devoted to the study of discourse pertaining to the theories and practices of science, technology, and medicine. The journal explores the relations of literature and the arts to the sciences and technology." Articles can be accessed via Project Muse.

• Environment and History

  "Environment and History is an interdisciplinary journal which aims to bring scholars in the humanities and biological sciences closer together, with the deliberate intention of constructing long and well-founded perspectives on present day environmental problems."

• Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies

  "A forum for discussion of public policy related to science, engineering, and medicine. This includes policy for science (how we nurture the health of the research enterprise) and science for policy (how we use knowledge more effectively to achieve social goals), with emphasis on the latter." Full text of its journal can be read online.

• Issues in Science and Technology Online

  A consortium of academic and research scientists "committed to making science more open, democratic, and responsible to and inclusive of people." Full copies of its newsletter, After the Fact, is available online, as well as information on books and other papers published off-line by ISIS. Hosted by Hampshire College.

• Krisis

"Krisis is an interdisciplinary study of the relationship between Science and Society. [It] is primarily an old media print journal published by students at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada." Full text of its first volume is online.

• Perspectives on Science

"Perspectives on Science is devoted to studies of the sciences that integrate historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives. Its interdisciplinary approach is intended to foster a more comprehensive understanding of the sciences and the contexts in which they develop. Contributions to the journal include theoretical essays, case studies, and review essays." Articles can be accessed via Project Muse.

• Philosophy of Science

  Official journal of the Philosophy of Science Association, hosted by Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University.

• Science in Context

  "Science in Context is devoted to the study of the sciences from the points of view of comparative epistemology and historical sociology of scientific knowledge. The journal is committed to an interdisciplinary approach to the study of science and its cultural development &endash; it does not segregate considerations drawn from history, philosophy and sociology. Controversies within scientific knowledge and debates about methodology are presented in their contexts."

• Science, Technology, and Human Values

  Sponsored by the Society of Social Studies of Science (4S). "Contains research and commentary on the development and dynamics of science and technology, including their involvement in politics, society and culture."

• Technoscience: Newsletter of the Society of Social Studies of Science (4S)

  Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies, "committed to making science more open, democratic, and responsible to and inclusive of people." Full copies of its newsletter is available online. Hosted by Hampshire College.

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