Foundations of Science

Foundations of Science focuses on significant methodological and philosophical topics concerning the structure and the growth of science. It serves as a forum for exchange of views and ideas among working scientists and theorists of science, and promotes interdisciplinary cooperation.   

The journal presents foundational issues of science in a way that is free from unnecessary technicalities, yet faithful to the scientific content. Its aim is not simply to identify and highlight foundational issues and problems, but to suggest constructive solutions.

While acknowledging that various sciences have their own approaches and methods, the editors hold that important truths can be discovered about and by the sciences and that these transcend cultural and political contexts. The editors believe that the central foundational questions of contemporary science can be posed and answered without recourse to sociological or historical methods.

Manuscripts should be submitted through the Springer Nature editorial manager. Please, read the instructions available in the "Submission guidelines" on the right of this page and click on "Submit manuscript" once you are ready to submit your manuscript through the editorial manager. The file should be an electronic copy of the original, not blinded. Types of files that are allowed in the submission are indicated in the above mentioned "Submission guidelines".

The manuscript should be accompanied by a "cover letter" where, among others, names and email addresses should be provided of 5 scholars who can potentially serve as Reviewers for the manuscript. The suggested Reviewers need to be academically affiliated in two different continents and should not be affiliated in the same institution(s) as the author(s). The letter should also contain a text of minimum 200 words in which an explanation of given of why the suggested Reviewers are experts in their respective domains of research. If the authors of the manuscript have home pages or an institutional website the URL’s of these home pages and/or institutional website should be given in the cover letter, also, for those authors who own an ORCID address a link to this address consultable by the editors should be provided on the cover letter. The cover letter should also contain a CV with length between 170 and 200 words of all authors of the manuscript since it is standard for Foundations of Science to publish these CVs with the article if the manuscript gets accepted.