British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (BJPS) is a peer-reviewed, academic journal of philosophy, owned by the British Society for the Philosophy of Science (BSPS) and published by University of Chicago Press. The journal publishes work that uses philosophical methods in addressing issues raised in the natural and human sciences. Overview. The leading international journal in the field, "BJPS" publishes outstanding new work on a variety of traditional and 'cutting edge' topics, from issues of explanation and realism to the applicability of mathematics, from the metaphysics of science to the nature  of models and simulations, as well as foundational issues in the physical, life, and social sciences. Recent topics covered in the journal include the epistemology of measurement, mathematical non-causal explanations, signalling games, the nature of biochemical kinds, and approaches to human cognitive development, among many others. The journal seeks to advance the field by publishing innovative and thought-provoking papers, discussion notes and book reviews that open up new directions or shed new light on well-known issues. "The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science" operates a triple-anonymized peer review process and receives over 600 submissions a  year. It is fully compliant with the RCUK open access policy, and is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). In 2016, book reviews were moved to online-only publication in the "BJPS Review of Books". The journal also runs a blog, "Auxiliary Hypotheses". Editorial board. Past editors include J. O. Wisdom, Alexander Bird, Peter Clark, Mary Hesse, James Ladyman, Imre Lakatos, and David Papineau. Editors-in-Chief. Professor Robert D. Rupert (University of Colorado at Boulder) and Professor Wendy Parker (Virginia Tech) Deputy Editor. Dr Elizabeth Hannon (LSE) The BJPS Popper Prize. The prize is awarded to  the best paper appearing in "The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science" as determined by the Editors-in-Chief and the BSPS Committee. The prize includes a £500 award to the winner(s). History of the prize. The Sir Karl Popper Essay Prize was originally established at the wish of the late Dr Laurence B. Briskman, formerly of the Department of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, who died on 8 May 2002, having endowed an essay prize fund to encourage work in any area falling under the general description of the critical rationalist philosophy of Karl Popper. Briskman was greatly  influenced by Popper, who remained the dominant intellectual influence on his philosophical outlook throughout his career. While originally open for submissions, since 2011 the prize is only awarded to papers having appeared in "The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science". The endowment ended in 2017, at which point the BSPS took over funding the prize. The decision was also taken to widen the prize's remit, to include all papers published in the BJPS and not just those concerned with Popper's work. At the same time, the prize's name was changed to the BJPS Popper Prize. Impact  factor. The 2019 impact factor for "BJPS" was 2.605, while its five-year impact factor was 2.510, making it the leading philosophy of science journal, 3rd in the Science Citation Index, and 4th in the Social Sciences Citation Index.