Call for thematic issue – HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology
The editors of
HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology are looking for proposals for a thematic issue to be published in 2019 (HoST volume 13). The volume should be prepared by a guest editor and include four research papers.
HoST
is
an open access, on-line peer-reviewed international journal devoted to
the History of Science and Technology, published in English by a group
of Portuguese research
institutions and De Gruyter (https://www.degruyter.com/
HoST
encourages
submissions of original historical research exploring the cultural and
social dimensions of science, technology, and medicine (STM), both from a
local and
a global perspective. Past thematic issues have dealt with topics as diverse as
circulation, communication of science and the relationships of science with fascist regimes.
Future issues might deal with both established and emerging areas of scholarship. Proposals might consider broad themes such as: STM and diplomacy, the
Anthropocene, urban history, crisis, and the relationships between the Global North and the Global South.
Proposals should include the following items:
1.
An abstract describing the topic for the thematic issue and its significance (500 words);
2.
A list of the contributors along with the titles and abstracts (300 words) of the four research papers;
3.
Brief CVs (300 words) of the guest editor(s) and authors;
The guest editor(s) and the contributors must be prepared to meet the
HoST publication schedule:
- Abstract and titles submission: 10 November, 2017
- Submission of complete research papers: 1 September, 2018
- Publication: September/October, 2019
Proposals will be
subject to approval by the Editorial Board and the outcome will be known to the authors by December 2017.
Submissions should be sent as an e-mail attachment to the editor:
For further information:
https://www.degruyter.com/