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{{Infobox Journal
{{Infobox Journal
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| title = Synthese
| cover = [[Image:Synthese.jpg|100px|center]]<br>Front cover of a ''Synthese'' serial
| cover = Synthese.jpg
| former_name =
| abbreviation = Synthese
| discipline = [[Philosophy]], [[philosophy of science]]
| discipline = [[Philosophy]], [[philosophy of science]]
| editor =
| publisher = [[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]]
| publisher = [[Springer Science+Business Media]]
| country = International
| country =
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| frequency = 18/year
| history = 1936–present
| history = 1936–present
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| frequency = Monthly
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| impact = 0.477(2 years)
| openaccess = [[Hybrid open-access journal|Hybrid]]
0.512 (5 years)(2008)
| license =
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| website = https://www.springer.com/11229
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| impact = 1.5
| impact-year = 2022
| ISSN = 0039-7857
| ISSN = 0039-7857
| eISSN = 1573-0964
| eISSN = 1573-0964
| CODEN =
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| abbreviation = Synthese
| JSTOR = 00397857
| LCCN = 49013363
| OCLC = 299331447
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| website = https://www.springer.com/11229
| link2 = https://link.springer.com/journal/11229/volumes-and-issues
| link2-name = Online archive
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'''''Synthese''''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|n|ˈ|t|eɪ|z|ə}}) is a monthly [[peer-reviewed]] [[academic journal]] covering the [[Epistemology of science|epistemology]], [[Scientific method|methodology]], and [[philosophy of science]], and related issues.<ref name=home>{{cite web |title=Synthese |url=https://www.springer.com/journal/11229 |website=Homepage |access-date=2020-11-08}}</ref> The name ''Synthese'' (from the Dutch for ''[[wikt:synthesis|synthesis]]'') finds its origin in the intentions of its founding editors: making explicit the supposed internal coherence between the different, highly specialised scientific disciplines.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Inleiding |journal=Synthese |date=December 1936 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=1–6 |doi=10.1007/BF01272768}}</ref>
[[Jaakko Hintikka]] was [[editor-in-chief]] from 1965 to 2002.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sher |first=Gila |date=August 2015 |title=In memoriam: Jaakko Hintikka |journal=Synthese |volume=192 |issue=8 |pages=2337–2338 |doi=10.1007/s11229-015-0882-2|doi-access=free}}</ref> The current editors-in-chief are Otávio Bueno ([[University of Miami]]), Wiebe van der Hoek ([[University of Liverpool]]), and Kristie Miller ([[University of Sydney]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Editors |url=https://www.springer.com/journal/11229/editors |website=Synthese |access-date=2020-11-08}}</ref>


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==Editorial decision controversies==
'''''Synthese''''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|n|ˈ|t|eɪ|z|ə}}) is a scholarly periodical specializing in papers in [[Epistemology of science|epistemology]], [[Scientific method|methodology]], and [[Philosophy of science|philosophy]] of [[science]], and related issues.<ref name=home>{{cite web |title=Synthese {{!}} Home |url=https://www.springer.com/journal/11229 |website=www.springer.com |access-date=2020-11-08}}</ref> Its subject area is divided into four specialties, with a focus on the first three: (1) "epistemology, methodology, and philosophy of science, all broadly understood"; (2) "foundations of logic and mathematics, where 'logic', 'mathematics', and 'foundations' are all broadly understood"; (3) "formal methods in philosophy, including methods connecting philosophy to other academic fields"; and (4) "issues in ethics and the history and sociology of logic, mathematics, and science that contribute to the contemporary studies".<ref name=home/>
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In 2011, the journal became involved in a controversy over [[intelligent design]]. The printed version of the special issue ''Evolution and Its Rivals'',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Branch |first1=Glenn |last2=Fetzer |first2=James H. |title=Evolution and Its Rivals |journal=Synthese |volume=178 |issue=2 |date=January 2011 |url=https://link.springer.com/journal/11229/178/2/page/1 |access-date=28 January 2016}}</ref> which appeared two years after the online version, was supplied with a disclaimer from the then editors of the journal that "appeared to undermine [the authors] and the guest editors".<ref>{{cite news |last=Oppenheimer |first=Mark |title=Debate Over Intelligent Design Ensnares a Journal |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=13 May 2011 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/14/us/14beliefs.html |access-date=28 January 2016}}</ref>


The journal engendered controversy again in 2016, when an article was called a "homophobic and sexist rant".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Billingham |first1=Paul |last2=Parr |first2=Tom |date=December 2020 |title=Enforcing social norms: the morality of public shaming |journal=[[European Journal of Philosophy]] |volume=28 |issue=4 |pages=997–1016 |doi=10.1111/ejop.12543 |hdl=10230/49122 |s2cid=218803630 |hdl-access=free}}</ref>
==Overview==
Published articles include specific treatment of methodological issues in science such as [[inductive reasoning|induction]], [[probability]], [[Causality|causation]], [[statistics]], [[Mathematical logic|symbolic logic]], [[linguistics]] and [[ethics]]. The name ''Synthese'' (from the Dutch for ''[[wikt:synthesis|synthesis]]'') finds its origin in the intentions of its founding editors: making explicit the supposed internal coherence between the different, highly specialised scientific disciplines.<ref>From the first editorial: "How does SYNTHESE understand its task? [...] It will search, cutting through the high specialisation of nearly every area, for the internal coherence of the scientific disciplines." Translated from the Dutch "Hoe denkt SYNTHESE zijn taak op te vatten? [...] Het zal speuren, door de ver-doorgevoerde specialisatie op schier elk gebied héén, naar den innerlijken samenhang der vakwetenschappen.", {{cite journal | doi = 10.1007/BF01272768 | volume=1 | title=Inleiding | year=1936 | journal=Synthese | pages=1–6}}</ref>


[[Jaakko Hintikka]] was the editor-in-chief of ''Synthese'' from 1965 to 2002.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sher |first=Gila |date=August 2015 |title=In memoriam: Jaakko Hintikka |journal=Synthese |volume=192 |issue=8 |pages=2337–2338 |doi=10.1007/s11229-015-0882-2|doi-access=free }}</ref> The current editors-in-chief are Otávio Bueno, Wiebe van der Hoek, and Kristie Miller.<ref>{{cite web |title=Synthese {{!}} Editors |url=https://www.springer.com/journal/11229/editors |website=www.springer.com |access-date=2020-11-08}}</ref>
"Due to an unfortunate human error", one of the articles accepted for publication in the special issue ''Logic and Relativity Theory''<ref>{{cite journal |last=Székely |first=Gergely |title=Logic and Relativity Theory |journal=Synthese |volume=192 |issue=7 |pages=1937–1938 |date=July 2015 |doi=10.1007/s11229-014-0622-z |doi-access=free }}</ref> was not sent by the guest editor to the editors of the journal for approval as the then current policies had required. Upon the discovery of this discrepancy, the editors of the journal imposed a [[Moratorium (law)|moratorium]] on new special issues for approximately two-three months pending review of the policies.<ref>{{cite web |last=W. |first=Justin |title=Statement from Synthese Editors/Moratorium on Special Issues |website=Daily Nous |date=27 January 2016 |url=https://dailynous.com/2016/01/27/statement-from-synthese-editors-moratorium-on-special-issues/ |access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref>


==Abstracting and indexing==
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== Editorial decision controversy ==
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
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In 2011, Synthese became involved in a controversy over Intelligent Design, after it was argued that an article printed in the journal made many of intelligent design’s conceptual mistakes. The printed version of the special issue ''Evolution and Its Rivals''<ref>{{cite journal|last1 = Branch|first1 = Glenn|last2 = Fetzer | first2 = James H. | title = Evolution and Its Rivals | journal = Synthese | volume = 178 | issue = 2 | date = January 2011 | language = en | url = https://link.springer.com/journal/11229/178/2/page/1 | access-date = 28 January 2016}}</ref> of the journal, which appeared two years after the online version, was supplied with a disclaimer from the then editors of the journal that "appeared to undermine [the authors] and the guest editors".<ref>{{cite news | last = Oppenheimer | first = Mark | title = Debate Over Intelligent Design Ensnares a Journal | newspaper = New York Times | language = en | date = 13 May 2011 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/14/us/14beliefs.html | access-date = 28 January 2016}}</ref>
{{columns-list|
*[[Arts and Humanities Citation Index]]<ref name=ISI>{{cite web |url=http://mjl.clarivate.com/ |title=Web of Science Master Journal List |publisher=[[Clarivate]] |work=Intellectual Property & Science |access-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>
*[[Current Contents]]/Arts & Humanities<ref name=ISI/>
*[[Index Islamicus]]<ref name=MIAR>{{cite MIAR |title=Synthese |issn=0039-7857 |access-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>
*[[International Bibliography of Periodical Literature]]<ref name=MIAR/>
*[[Linguistic Bibliography]]<ref name=MIAR/>
*[[MathSciNet]]<ref name=MathSciNet>{{cite web |url=https://mathscinet.ams.org/dmr/JournalListS.html |title=Synthese |publisher=[[American Mathematical Society]] |work=[[MathSciNet]] |access-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>
*[[Modern Language Association Database]]<ref name=MIAR/>
*[[ProQuest|ProQuest databases]]<ref name=MIAR/>
*[[Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale]]<ref name=MIAR/>
*[[Science Citation Index Expanded]]<ref name=ISI/>
*[[Scopus]]<ref name=Scopus>{{cite web |url=https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/27699 |title=Source details: Synthese |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |work=Scopus Preview |access-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>
*[[Social Sciences Citation Index]]<ref name=ISI/>
*[[zbMATH Open]]<ref name=MATH>{{cite web |url=https://zbmath.org/serials/727 |title=Synthese |publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media]] |work=[[zbMATH Open]] |access-date=2024-01-04}}</ref>
}}


==Reception==
Synthese engendered controversy again in 2016, when an article printed in it was called a "Homophobic and Sexist Rant".<ref>{{cite web | last = A | first = Audrey | title = Homophobic and Sexist Rant in Synthese | language = en | website = Feminist Philosophers | date = 20 January 2016 | url = https://feministphilosophers.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/homophobic-and-sexist-rant-in-synthese/ | access-date = 15 January 2021}}</ref> "Due to an unfortunate human error", one of the articles accepted to the special issue ''Logic and Relativity Theory''<ref>{{cite journal|last = Székely|first = Gergely| title = Logic and Relativity Theory | journal = Synthese | volume = 192 | issue = 7 | pages = 1937–1938 | date = July 2015 | language = en | url = https://link.springer.com/journal/11229/192/7/page/1 | doi =10.1007/s11229-014-0622-z | access-date = 30 January 2016| doi-access = free }}</ref> of the journal was not sent by the guest editor to the editors of the journal for approval as the then current policies had required. Upon the discovery of this discrepancy, the then editors of the journal have imposed a moratorium on new special issues for approximately two-three months pending review of the policies.<ref>{{cite web | last = W. | first = Justin | title = Statement from Synthese Editors / Moratorium on Special Issues | language = en | website = Daily Nous | date = 27 January 2016 | url = http://dailynous.com/2016/01/27/statement-from-synthese-editors-moratorium-on-special-issues/ | access-date = 30 January 2016}}</ref>
In 2022, the journal was ranked 4th in a meta-analysis of philosophy journals.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Ranking philosophy journals: a meta-ranking and a new survey ranking |first=Boudewijn |last=de Bruin |date=November 27, 2023 |journal=Synthese |volume=202 |issue=6 |pages=188 |doi=10.1007/s11229-023-04342-9|doi-access=free }}</ref> According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal has a 2022 [[impact factor]] of 1.5.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |year=2023 |chapter=Synthese |title=2022 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=[[Clarivate]] |edition=Science/Social Sciences/Arts and Humanities |via=[[Web of Science]] |title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}</ref>


== See also ==
==See also==
* [[List of scientific journals]]
*[[List of philosophy journals]]
* [[List of philosophy journals]]


== Notes ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.springer.com/journal/11229/editors Editorial board]
*{{Official website|https://www.springer.com/11229}}


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Synthese
DisciplinePhilosophy, philosophy of science
LanguageEnglish
Publication details
History1936–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
Hybrid
1.5 (2022)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Synthese
Indexing
ISSN0039-7857 (print)
1573-0964 (web)
LCCN49013363
JSTOR00397857
OCLC no.299331447
Links

Synthese (/sɪnˈteɪzə/) is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the epistemology, methodology, and philosophy of science, and related issues.[1] The name Synthese (from the Dutch for synthesis) finds its origin in the intentions of its founding editors: making explicit the supposed internal coherence between the different, highly specialised scientific disciplines.[2] Jaakko Hintikka was editor-in-chief from 1965 to 2002.[3] The current editors-in-chief are Otávio Bueno (University of Miami), Wiebe van der Hoek (University of Liverpool), and Kristie Miller (University of Sydney).[4]

Editorial decision controversies

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In 2011, the journal became involved in a controversy over intelligent design. The printed version of the special issue Evolution and Its Rivals,[5] which appeared two years after the online version, was supplied with a disclaimer from the then editors of the journal that "appeared to undermine [the authors] and the guest editors".[6]

The journal engendered controversy again in 2016, when an article was called a "homophobic and sexist rant".[7]

"Due to an unfortunate human error", one of the articles accepted for publication in the special issue Logic and Relativity Theory[8] was not sent by the guest editor to the editors of the journal for approval as the then current policies had required. Upon the discovery of this discrepancy, the editors of the journal imposed a moratorium on new special issues for approximately two-three months pending review of the policies.[9]

Abstracting and indexing

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

Reception

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In 2022, the journal was ranked 4th in a meta-analysis of philosophy journals.[15] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 1.5.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Synthese". Homepage. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. ^ "Inleiding". Synthese. 1 (1): 1–6. December 1936. doi:10.1007/BF01272768.
  3. ^ Sher, Gila (August 2015). "In memoriam: Jaakko Hintikka". Synthese. 192 (8): 2337–2338. doi:10.1007/s11229-015-0882-2.
  4. ^ "Editors". Synthese. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  5. ^ Branch, Glenn; Fetzer, James H. (January 2011). "Evolution and Its Rivals". Synthese. 178 (2). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (13 May 2011). "Debate Over Intelligent Design Ensnares a Journal". New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  7. ^ Billingham, Paul; Parr, Tom (December 2020). "Enforcing social norms: the morality of public shaming". European Journal of Philosophy. 28 (4): 997–1016. doi:10.1111/ejop.12543. hdl:10230/49122. S2CID 218803630.
  8. ^ Székely, Gergely (July 2015). "Logic and Relativity Theory". Synthese. 192 (7): 1937–1938. doi:10.1007/s11229-014-0622-z.
  9. ^ W., Justin (27 January 2016). "Statement from Synthese Editors/Moratorium on Special Issues". Daily Nous. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d "Web of Science Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Synthese". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  12. ^ "Synthese". MathSciNet. American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  13. ^ "Source details: Synthese". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  14. ^ "Synthese". zbMATH Open. Springer Science+Business Media. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  15. ^ de Bruin, Boudewijn (November 27, 2023). "Ranking philosophy journals: a meta-ranking and a new survey ranking". Synthese. 202 (6): 188. doi:10.1007/s11229-023-04342-9.
  16. ^ "Synthese". 2022 Journal Citation Reports (Science/Social Sciences/Arts and Humanities ed.). Clarivate. 2023 – via Web of Science.
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