A Five-Year Engagement

  • Abby J. Kinchy Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Shobita Parthasarathy University of Michigan
  • Jason Delborne North Carolina State University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17351/ests2020.749
Keywords: scholarly publishing, short-form scholarship, editorial practice, STS

Abstract

In this editorial essay, Abby Kinchy, Shobita Parthasarathy, and Jason Delborne look back at the editorial and publishing practices of the first five years of the journal Engaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS), the open access journal of The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). As three members of the inaugural ESTS Editorial Board, Kinchy, Parthasarathy, and Delborne reflect on what they value in academic practice, including publishing, and consider some of the highlights and accomplishments of ESTS’s first five years (2015-2020).

Author Biography

Abby J. Kinchy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Associate Professor, Science and Technology Studies Department

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Published
24 Oct 2020
Issue
Vol. 6 (2020)
Section
Editorials

Copyright (c) 2020 Abby J. Kinchy, Shobita Parthasarathy, Jason Delborne

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