''British Journal for the Philosophy of Science'' (''BJPS'') is a
peer-reviewed
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,
academic journal of
philosophy
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, 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
Research Councils UK, sometimes known as RCUK, was a non-departmental public body which coordinated science policy in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2018. It was an umbrella organisation that coordinated the seven separate research councils tha ...
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
Mary Brenda Hesse FBA (15 October 1924 – 2 October 2016) was an English philosopher of science, latterly a professor in the subject at the University of Cambridge.
Biography
Mary Hesse was born in Reigate, Surrey, to Ethelbert (Bertie) Thom ...
, James Ladyman,
Imre Lakatos, and
David Papineau.
Editors-in-Chief
Professor
Robert D. Rupert
Robert D. Rupert (born 1964) is an American philosopher. His primary academic appointment is at the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB), where he is Professor of Philosophy, a fellow of UCB's Institute of Cognitive Science, and a member of UCB ...
(
University of Colorado Boulder) and Professor Wendy Parker (
Virginia Tech)
Deputy Editor
Dr Elizabeth Hannon (LSE)
Associate Editors
* Jonathan Birch (
London School of Economics)
* Cameron Buckner (
University of Houston)
* Shane N. Glackin (
University of Exeter)
* Elizabeth Irvine (
Cardiff University
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* Mary Leng (
University of York
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* Peter Lewis (
Dartmouth College)
* Alyssa Ney (
University of California, Davis)
* Anya Plutynski (
Washington University in St. Louis)
* Juha Saatsi (
University of Leeds)
* H. Orri Stefánsson (
Stockholm University
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)
* Daniel Steel (
University of British Columbia)
* Paul Weirich (
University of Missouri-Columbia)
* Christian Wüthrich (
University of Geneva)
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
Sir Karl Raimund Popper (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994) was an Austrian-British philosopher, academic and social commentator. One of the 20th century's most influential philosophers of science, Popper is known for his rejection of the cl ...
. 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.
Previous winners
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
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.
References
External links
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* Print:
* Online:
*
BJPS Review of Books'
*
Auxiliary Hypotheses: The BJPS Blog'
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