PTPBio journal @PTPBio

Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology is a peer-reviewed, free-to-authors, CC:BY, open-access journal, edited by academics and published by @M_Publishing PTPBio.org Joined March 2016

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PTPBio journal @PTPBio

a year ago

Vol 16, no 1 of PTPBio has dropped, with articles from Karen Kovaka and Rose Novick, François Papale and W. Ford Doolittle, Rose Trappes, and Cristóbal Unwin Holzapfel, plus a book review from Michael R. Dietrich. Check it out! #philbio #openaccess ptpbio.org

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Yogi Jaeger 💙 @[email protected] @yoginho

2 years ago

It's been a pleasure to be an editor for @PTPBio, an incredibly important project, with a completely free publishing model, attempting to fill the #openaccess publishing gap in the field of philosopy (of science). Please support the journal by submitting high-quality work!

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2 years ago

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2 years ago

With two of our co-editors, @JonathanKaplan and @yoginho, stepping down to the editorial board, PTPBio would like to thank them for their years of hard work. Jonathan is the last of the founding editors – extra thanks to him for the vision to start this #openaccess venture!

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PTPBio journal @PTPBio

2 years ago

PTPBio is now on Bluesky, too! Come find us there. bsky.app/profile/ptpbio…

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PTPBio journal @PTPBio

2 years ago

The Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology editors are pleased to welcome Jonathan Newman (Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University) as a new Editor! The journal is growing. (@LaurierVPR, wlu.ca/academics/facu…)

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PTPBio journal @PTPBio

2 years ago

The editors of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology are delighted that Alison McConwell (Philosophy, UMass Lowell) has joined the journal as a new Editor! Welcome, Alison. (uml.edu/fahss/philosop…)

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PTPBio journal @PTPBio

2 years ago

We are excited to announce that Editor Charles Pence of UCLouvain has stepped up to be the new Executive Editor of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology! charlespence.net

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2 years ago

Concluding our look back at the journal's 15 most-cited articles as it turns 15: “Varieties of Living Things: Life at the Intersection of Lineage and Metabolism” (2009) by John Dupré and Maureen O'Malley is the most-cited, w/285+ citations. #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69…

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PTPBio journal @PTPBio

2 years ago

Reviewing the journal's 15 most-cited, as it turns 15: “Multiple Regression Is Not Multiple Regressions: The Meaning of Multiple Regression and the Non-Problem of Collinearity” by Michael Morrissey & Graeme Ruxton (2018) is 2nd most-cited #openaccess doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio……

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PTPBio journal @PTPBio

2 years ago

Looking back at the journal’s 15 most-cited, as it turns 15 years old: “The Price Equation and Extended Inheritance” by Heikki Helanterä and Tobias Uller (2009) is the 3rd most-cited. Price Eq. + epigenetic, behavioral, symbolic inheritance #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69…

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PTPBio journal @PTPBio

2 years ago

15 most-cited as PTPBio turns 15, continued: “Historical Reconstruction: Gaining Epistemic Access to the Deep Past” by Patrick Forber/Eric Griffith (2011) is 4th most cited. How does evidence support impact hypothesis for K-Pg extinction? #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69…

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2 years ago

15 most-cited articles as the PTPBio turns 15: “Evolutionary Chance Mutation: A Defense of the Modern Synthesis' Consensus View” by Francesca Merlin (2010) is the 5th most-cited, arguing the Mod. Synth. can handle newer molecular genetics. #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69…

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2 years ago

PTPBio’s 15 most-cited articles as the journal turns 15, continued: “Levels, Time and Fitness in Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality” by @pierrickbourrat (2015) is tied for 6th, arguing against Michod/Okasha "export-of-fitness view." #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69…

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2 years ago

15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued: “Four Pillars of Statisticalism” (2017) by D.M. Walsh, A. Ariew, and M. Matthen is tied for 6th most-cited. Natural selection and drift models aren't causal, they argue. #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69…

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2 years ago

15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued: “Evolving Across the Explanatory Gap” by Peter Godfrey-Smith (2019) is the 9th most-cited. It uses the evolution of subjectivity to address the gap between mental and physical. #openaccess → doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio…

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2 years ago

The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, ctd: “The Hunting of the SNaRC: A Snarky Solution to the Species Problem” by Brent Mishler/John Wilkins (2018) is 10th most-cited, promoting SNaRC: the Smallest Named and Registered Clade. #openaccess → doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio…

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2 years ago

The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued: “Sex Contextualism” by Sarah Richardson (2022) is already the 11th most-cited article. It argues for how "sex" should work as a variable in experimental laboratory research. #openaccess → doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio…

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2 years ago

The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued: “(Mis)interpreting Mathematical Models: Drift as a Physical Process” by Roberta Millstein*, Robert Skipper, and Michael Dietrich (2009) is 12th most-cited. #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69… (*editor years later)

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2 years ago

The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued: “From Tapestry to Loom: Broadening the Perspective on Values in Science” by Heather Douglas (2018), a commentary on Kevin Elliott's book, is the 13th most-cited. #openaccess → doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio…