Episteme, A Journal of Social Epistemology

I currently edit this journal, which was founded in 2004 and is published by Edinburgh University Press. It is devoted to the mission of social epistemology, as described in A Guide to My Research. The journal appears online with Project Muse, beginning with volume 3 (2006). It currently features three issues per year (i.e., per volume). One issue per volume consists of the proceedings of the annual Episteme conference, usually held in June. Most issues of the journal are dedicated to a selected topic, or theme, and most contributions are by invitation. Submitted papers are also published, however, including papers presented at the annual conference. Calls for submitted papers to the conference appear each fall on the journal website (see below) and elsewhere.

Volume 3 (2006) was devoted to the topic of “Epistemic Diversity and Dissent,” appearing as Part I, a double-issue (3: 1-2) that was generated by the conference, and a separate Part II (3: 3).

Volume 4 (2007) will contain issues on Epistemological Relativism (4: 1), Conspiracy Theories (4: 2), and Testimony (4: 3).

Volume 5 (2008) will feature issues on Epistemic Approaches to Democracy, Evidence in the Law, and an issue of submitted papers on a variety of topics.

Volume 6 (2009) will include a conference-linked issue on Disagreement and an issue on Web-based Collaboration (epistemic egalitarianism, Wikipedia, Web 2.0).

For further information about the journal, please see www.episteme.us.com.