CFP: MetaScientia: Journal of the History and Philosophy of Science

Dear Colleagues,

MetaScientia: Journal of the History and Philosophy of Science invites submissions for the thematic issue:

Philosophy of Biology: Organization, Agency, and Organismality in Living Systems

This thematic issue welcomes contributions addressing contemporary debates in the philosophy of biology, including organization, agency, autonomy, organismality, biological individuality, biosemiotics, evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo), teleology, biological function, and related topics.

We particularly encourage conceptual, historical, theoretical, interdisciplinary, and empirically informed studies that explore the nature of living systems and the foundations of biological organization.

Accepted Contribution Types

• Research Articles
• Review Essays
• Book Reviews
• Critical Commentaries
• Short Notes
• Discussion Notes

Languages

English and Turkish

Important Dates

Initial Submission Deadline: 15 November 2026
Final Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026*
Expected Publication: December 2026

* Manuscripts submitted after 15 November 2026 may be considered for publication in a subsequent issue if the peer-review and production process cannot be completed in time for inclusion in the thematic issue.

Publication Information

• No APCs
• No submission fees
• Double-blind peer review

Submission Guidelines and Online Submission

Authors should submit their manuscripts through the journal’s online submission system and prepare them in accordance with the Official Template and Author Guidelines available on the journal website:

MetaScientia: Journal of the History and Philosophy of Science
https://metasciencehps.org/index.php/science

Contact

Prof. Mustafa Yavuz
Guest Editor
[email protected]

Assoc. Prof. Alper Bilgehan Yardımcı
Editor-in-Chief
[email protected]