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The journal changed its name in 1975, four years after its original launch. This transformation reflected a growing recognition that science could not be understood without examining its social contexts.
Current editors-in-chief include Nicole Nelson from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Sergio Sismondo from Queen's University. Nelson holds an Associate Professor position in Medical History and Bioethics while Sismondo serves as Professor of Philosophy and Arts & Sciences at Queen's University.
Journal Citation Reports assign Social Studies of Science an impact factor of 4.038. This ranking places it first among 111 journals in the category History of Philosophy and Science.
SAGE Publications manages the distribution of this bimonthly peer-reviewed journal. The publisher handles production, marketing, and global dissemination of each issue to libraries, universities, and individual subscribers worldwide.
The 1971 inaugural issue of Science Studies opened with a bold declaration from its founding editors. Roy MacLeod and David Edge stood at the threshold of a new academic field that promised to devote itself to original research bringing fresh light to modern science.