Social Epistemology (journal)
Encyclopedia
Social Epistemology: A Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Policy is a quarterly academic journal
Academic journal
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. The journal was established in 1987 and is published by Routledge
Routledge
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 in collaboration with the Society for Social Studies of Science
Society for Social Studies of Science
The Society for Social Studies of Science is a non-profit scholarly association devoted to the studies of science and technology. It was founded in 1975 and has, in 2008, an international membership of over 1200....

 and the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology. Social Epistemology provides a forum for philosophical and social scientific inquiry 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.

Editor in chief

The founding editor in chief
Editor in chief
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 was Steve Fuller (University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...

, UK), who was succeeded in 1997 by Joan Leach (University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...

, Australia). Since 2009, James H. Collier (Virginia Tech) is the editor.

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