Collections and calls for papers

Philosophical Foundations of Thermodynamics: contemporary perspectives (by invitation only)

In the past few decades there has been a transformation—some have called it a revolution—in the way that many physicists are approaching the science of thermodynamics. This collection is inspired by the conv...

Submission status

Open

Submission deadline

30 October 2025

Perspectivism and Quantum Mechanics

In recent years, perspectivism has emerged as a leading contender in the scientific realism debate. Highlighting that human access to reality is always bounded by instrumental, theoretical, and historical pe...

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Closed

Relational Quantum Mechanics: Perspectives and Developments

Guest Editor: Claudio Calosi, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy

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Closed

Pilot-wave and beyond: Louis de Broglie and David Bohm’s quest for a quantum ontology

One hundred years ago, the French physicist Louis de Broglie started his research quest on what would become the pilot-wave interpretation of quantum mechanics debated in 1927 at the Fifth Solvay Conference ...

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Closed

Quantum Information: Impact to Foundations

Guest Editors: Christopher Fuchs and Andrei Khrennikov

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Closed

Special Issue: Hole Argument

Guest Editors: James Weatherall and Bryan Roberts

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Closed

Naturalness, Hierarchy, and Fine-Tuning

Guest Editors: Joshua Rosaler, Robert Harlander, Gregor Schiemann and Miguel Ángel Carretero Sahuquillo

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Closed

Paul Busch: At the Heart of Quantum Mechanics

Guest Editors: Pekka Lahti and Stan Gudder

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Closed

Special Issue: Modality in Physics

Guest Editors: Tomasz Grzegorz Placek, Gabor Szabo and Joanna Luc

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Closed

Black holes, Gravitational waves and Space Time Singularities

Guest Editors: Gabriele Gionti, Stefano Bellucci, Alfio Bonanno and Fabio Scardigli

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Closed

Philosophical Aspects in the Foundations of Physics

Guest Editors: Harvey Brown, Klaas Landsman and Miklos Redei

Submission status

Closed

Foundational Aspects of Quantum Information

Guest Editors: Alexander Wilce, Howard Barnum, Stephanie Wehner

Submission status

Closed