British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science  
Discipline Philosophy of science
Language English
Edited by Prof Steven French and Dr Wendy Parker[1]
Publication details
Publication history
 1950–present
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Frequency Quarterly[2]
1.985
Standard abbreviations
Br. J. Philos. Sci.
Indexing
CODEN BJPIA5
ISSN 0007-0882 (print)
1464-3537 (web)
OCLC no. 01537267
Links

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 Oxford University Press.[1] The journal publishes work that uses philosophical methods in addressing issues raised in the natural and human sciences.

Overview

One of the leading international journals in the field,[3] 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.[4]

The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science receives over 500 submissions a year.[3] It is fully compliant with the RCUK open access policy,[5] and is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).[6]

In 2016, book reviews were moved to online-only publication in the BJPS Review of Books.[7]

The journal also runs a blog, Auxiliary Hypotheses.[8]

Editorial board

Past editors include Alexander Bird, Peter Clark, Mary Hesse, James Ladyman, Imre Lakatos, and David Papineau.[1]

Editors-in-Chief

Professor Steven French (University of Leeds) and Dr Wendy Parker (Durham University)[9]

Assistant Editor

Dr Elizabeth Hannon (LSE/University of Leeds)

Associate Editors

  • Lara Buchak (UC Berkeley)
  • Ellen Clarke (University of Oxford)
  • Peter Lewis (Dartmouth College)
  • Alyssa Ney (University of California, Davis)
  • Anya Plutynski (Washington University, St. Louis)
  • Robert Rupert (University of Colorado)
  • Daniel Steel (University of British Colombia)
  • Paul Weirich (University of Missouri-Columbia)
  • Daniel Weiskopf (Georgia State University)
  • Christian Wüthrich (University of Geneva)[9]

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).[10]

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.[10] 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.[11]

Previous winners

YearAuthorTitle
2017 Grant Ramsey and Andreas de Block 'Is Cultural Fitness Hopelessly Confused?'
2016 Co-winner: Elizabeth Irvine ‘Model-Based Theorizing in Cognitive Neuroscience’
2016 Co-winner: Eran Tal ‘Making Time: A Study in the Epistemology of Measurement’
2015Matthew Slater'Natural Kindness'
2014Rachael L. Brown'What Evolvability Really Is'
2013Charles Pence and Grant Ramsey'A New Foundation for the Propensity Interpretation of Fitness'
2012Elliott Wagner'Deterministic Chaos and the Evolution of Meaning'
2011No award madeN/A
2010Daniel Greco'Significance Testing in Theory and Practice'
2009Sebastian Lutz'Criteria of Empirical Significance: a Success Story'
2008Antoni Diller'On Critical and Pancritical Rationalism'
2007No award madeN/A
2006Maria Kronfeldner'Darwinian Hypothesis Formation Revisited'
2005No award madeN/A
2004Benjamin Elliott'Falsifiable Statements in Theology: Karl Popper and Christian Thought'

Impact factor

The 2016 impact factor for BJPS was 1.985, while its five-year impact factor was 1.737, making it the leading philosophy of science journal, 3rd in the Science Citation Index and 4th in the Social Science Citation Index.[3]

Year Impact Factor
2016 1.985
2015 1.738
2014 1.281
2013 1.017
2012 0.919
2011 1.097
2010 1.048
2009 1.109
2008 0.867
2007 0.884
2006 0.689

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science". Oxford Academic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The British journal for the philosophy of science". NLM Catalog. NCBI. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Editorial Statistics for The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science". Oxford Academic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ British Journal for the Philosophy of Science: Archive of all online content.
  5. ↑ Oxford Open.
  6. ↑ "The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science". Committee on Publication Ethics, COPE. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "BJPS Review of Books". BJPS Review of Books. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  8. ↑ "Auxiliary Hypotheses". Auxiliary Hypotheses. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  9. 1 2 "Editorial Board". The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. Oxford Academic. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "The Sir Karl Popper Essay Prize". British Society for the Philosophy of Science. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  11. ↑ "BJPS Popper Prize 2017". Auxiliary Hypotheses. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  • Official website
  • Print: ISSN 0007-0882
  • Online: ISSN 1464-3537
  • The BJPS Review of Book
  • Auxiliary Hypotheses: The BJPS Blog
  • British Society for the Philosophy of Science
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