CFP: Topical Collection, EJPS---Philosophical Perspectives on the
<br>Replicability Crisis
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<br>The European Journal for Philosophy of Science
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<br>PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE REPLICABILITY CRISIS
<br> http://philsci.eu/TC-5/
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<br>GUEST EDITORS
<br>Mattia Andreoletti (University of Turin)
<br>Jan Sprenger (University of Turin)
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<br>SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
<br>Submit your paper through the EJPS Editorial Manager. Submitted papers will be
<br>peer-reviewed as per usual journal practice. Typically, two reviewers will be
<br>assigned to each paper and final decisions will be taken by EJPS Editors in
<br>Chief, following the recommendation of the Guest Editors, which is based on
<br>the reviewers reports. Please prepare papers for blind review.
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<br>DATES AND DEADLINES
<br>The submissions portal will be open between 1 October and 31 December 2019.
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<br>DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE TOPICAL COLLECTION
<br>The discourse about causes, extent and solutions of the replicability crisis
<br>in science has so far been firmly in the hand of (meta-)scientists and
<br>methodologists. However, the crisis is entangled with core philosophical
<br>problems, such as the foundations of statistical inference, the role of values
<br>and bias in scientific reasoning, and the social structures and conventions of
<br>science. Solution proposals in the literature (e.g., compulsory
<br>pre-registration) are mainly on a technical level, while we believe they
<br>deserve more philosophical analysis.
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<br>This topical collection will integrate the epistemic and social study of
<br>science in order to close this gap. In particular, it will gather, combine and
<br>contrast different methodological techniques, such as specific case studies,
<br>sociological approaches, general and more formal approaches from philosophy of
<br>science (e.g., philosophy of statistics and meta-science).
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<br>Questions we would like to consider include, but are not limited to:
<br>---What counts as a replication of a research result?
<br>---How does successful replication contribute to scientific knowledge?
<br>---How does the replicability crisis differ among research fields?
<br>---How does the social structure of scientific communities affect
<br>reproducibility of research findings?
<br>---How do (epistemic and non-epistemic) values contribute to the crisis?
<br>---Do replication projects help science to self-correct its mistakes?
<br>---Do replication failures impact on the epistemic authority of science and
<br>the acceptance of expert advice?
<br>---How can statistical, social or methodological reforms address the
<br>replicability crisis?
<br>---Should we change our expectations about the scientific method in the light
<br>of the crisis?
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<br>This topical collection will be a comprehensive and systematic topical
<br>collection on the replicability crisis. It will be unique in spanning a wide
<br>range of approaches from philosophic to social studies of science, thus
<br>bringing together the different ends of the methodological spectrum. The
<br>topical collection will show how philosophical analyses sheds light on the
<br>causes, the nature, and the consequences of the crisis. It will also provide a
<br>critical perspective on existing solution proposals and contribute to
<br>developing new ways out of the crisis. In this way, philosophers can
<br>demonstrate the relevance of philosophical analysis for scientific practice,
<br>enter a constructive dialogue also with (meta-)scientists and methodologists,
<br>and pave the way for fruitful cross-disciplinary collaborations.
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<br>We appreciate submissions from philosophy of science and social studies of
<br>science scholars, and also from scholars in the sciences or related fields,
<br>who would like to make a philosophical contribution to understanding the
<br>replicability crisis.
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