''Social Epistemology: A Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Policy'' is a highly ranked, bimonthly

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. It was established in 1987 and is published by

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in collaboration with the

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and the

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. It provides a cutting-edge forum for philosophical and social scientific enquiry that incorporates the work of scholars from a variety of disciplines who share a concern with the production, assessment and validation of knowledge. The journal covers both empirical research into the origination and transmission of knowledge and normative considerations which arise as such research is implemented, serving as a guide for directing contemporary knowledge enterprises. It operates in tandem with the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective, an open-access forum for intellectual inquiry which publishes critical replies to journal articles, book reviews, and article reviews, and hosts debates exploring knowledge as a social phenomenon.

Editor-in-chief

The founding editor-in-chief was Steve Fuller (

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), who was succeeded in 1997 by Joan Leach (

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). From 2009 to 2018, the journal was edited by James H. Collier (

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), who continues to serve as digital editor of the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective. Since 2018, Georg Theiner (

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) is serving as editor-in-chief of the journal.

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