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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:03:43 -0500
From:         BCJ@PSUVM.BITNET
Subject:      HISTORY OF SCIENCE: JOURNALS

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     a. PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE (University of Chicago Press).

                        PURPOSE AND SCOPE

          PERSPECTIVES  ON  SCIENCE  is devoted to studies on 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.

          Articles appearing in PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE will con-
     sist  of  case  studies  and  theoretical  essays of a meta-
     historical  and  meta-philosophical  character, or historio-
     graphical  works  combining  social  and institutional anal-
     yses of science,  as  well as analyses of experiments, prac-
     tices, concepts  and  theories.  Book reviews will appear in
     each issue.

          PERSPECTIVES  ON  SCIENCE  will be published quarterly,
     beginning  in  Spring  1993, with about 130 pages per issue.
     One issue per year will usually be devoted to a single topic
     (with  a  guest  editor).  All  contributions  will be peer-
     reviewed  as  well  as evaluated by the editor and associate
     editors. The Board of Advisory Editors is deliberately drawn
     from a wide  range  of subdisciplines within history, philo-
     sophy, and sociology of science.

                         CALL FOR PAPERS

          Manuscripts may be submitted to Joseph C. Pitt, Editor,
     PERSPECTIVES ON  SCIENCE, Department of Philosophy, Virginia
     Polytechnic  Institute  and State University, Blacksburg, VA
     24061-0126.  Fax 703-231-6367.  Please submit four copies of
     all manuscripts,  a self-addressed,  stamped return envelope
     (USA only),  and,  if possible, a copy on computer diskette.
     A copy of the POS style sheet is available from the editori-
     al office at the address above.


     b. STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (Pergamon).

          STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, edited by
     Nicholas  Jardine  and Andrew Cunningham, announces the cre-
     ation  of  a  new  section,  entitled STUDIES IN HISTORY AND
     PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS,  which will initially be published as
     an extra annual issue of the main journal, starting in 1993.
     This  new  section to be edited by Peter Galison and Michael
     Redhead. Contributors to the new section should submit manu-
     scripts in duplicate to one of the editors:

     Peter Galison; Department of History of Science; Science
          Center 235; Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachu-
          setts 02138; USA.
     Michael Redhead; Department of History and Philosophy of
          Science; University of Cambridge; Free School Lane;
          Cambridge CB2 3RH; UK.

          Contributors  to the regular issues of SHPS should sub-
     mit manuscripts  in duplicate to Nicholas Jardine and Andrew
     Cunningham, both at: Department of History and Philosophy of
     Science;  University  of Cambridge;  Free School Lane;  Cam-
     bridge CB2 3RH; UK.


     c. PHILOSOPHIA MATHEMATICA (University of Toronto Press).

          The  Canadian  Society  for  History  and Philosophy of
     Mathematics announces that it has assumed the sponsorship of
     the journal,  PHILOSOPHIA  MATHEMATICA,  which has been com-
     pletely reorganized, with a new editor, editorial board, and
     publisher.  Henceforth,  all  editorial  correspondence, in-
     cluding submissions, should be directed to:

     Professor Robert Thomas; Department of Applied Mathematics;
          University of Manitoba; Winnepeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2;
          CANADA.


     d. CONFIGURATIONS (Johns Hopkins University Press).

          The  Society  for  Literature and Science announces the
     creation  of  its  new  official  journal, CONFIGURATIONS: A
     JOURNAL  OF  LITERATURE,  SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, under the
     editorship  of  Wilda  C.  Anderson  French, Johns Hopkins),
     James  J.  Bono  (History  and  Medicine, SUNY Buffalo), and
     Kenneth  J.  Knoespel  (Literature, Communications, and Cul-
     ture, Georgia Tech).  Quoting from the announcement: CONFIG-
     URATIONS

     *  addresses a wide variety of issues associated with the
          historical production, cultural dissemination, and
          social uses of "technical" knowledge and practices.
     *  explores the relations among literature, the arts, sci-
          ence, technology, and medicine.
     *  examines the differences and similarities between the
          human and natural sciences and the function of creativ-
          ity and invention in each.
     *  probes the texture of scientific practice and knowledge,
          including the role of technology and instruments in
          theoretical, experimental, field, and clinical re-
          search, and the impact of such evolving forms of tech-
          nical embodiment on society and culture.
     *  combines the insights of established and contemporary
          critical practices with recent advances in science
          studies to provide a forum for scholars from different
          academic, interpretive communities to exchange ideas
          and expand the tenets of "literature" and "science"
          beyond their traditional boundaries.

          CONFIGURATIONS  will  be  published three times a year.
     The  editors  invite  submission  of articles and proposals.
     For a copy of the "Guidelines for Authors," please write to:
     CONFIGURATIONS,  Editorial  Office,  School  of  Literature,
     Communication, and Culture, Georgia Institute of Technology,
     Atlanta, GA 30332-0165, USA.
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