CFP: Special Issue Biosemiotics: Semiotic Aspects of Extended Synthesis

The Special Issue of Biosemiotics “Semiotic Aspects of the Extended Synthesis” welcomes papers that analyze specific semiotic processes within the Extended Synthesis, assess the general tenability of understanding biosemiotics in terms of the Extended Synthesis, or explore the relationship between biosemiotics and the Extended Synthesis. Papers in the form of theoretical works, empirical findings, or metatheoretical considerations are welcome. 

Some potential questions to be explored in this Special Issue include:

· How does the extended synthesis differ from Darwinian evolution and the modern synthesis in its impact on biosemiotics?
·  Does niche construction involve the construction of signs?
·  How does semiotics contribute to evolutionary-developmental biology?
·  Do signs further enhance plasticity and accommodation?
·  Are signs replicable?
·  Do signs and semiotic systems evolve?
·  Are signs capable of emerging and contributing to multilevel selection?
·  To what extent are candidate signs (e.g., genes) involved in genomic evolution?

Technical Details and Timeline:
·  Paper Proposals (Title and Abstract) Due May 1st, 2017
·  Notification of Acceptance May 31st, 2017
·  Paper Submissions Due September 30th, 2017
·  Final Drafts Due January 31st, 2018
·  Electronic Publication February 2018
·  Print Version Issue #2 August 2018
·  Papers should be no more than 7,000 words (minus abstract and references)
·  Instructions for authors can be found at:
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/evolutionary+%26+developmental+biology/journal/12304·  Submit abstracts and contact the editor at [email protected]