Call for proposals: Osiris, vol. 43
Osiris invites expressions of interest and volume proposals for Volume 43 (projected publication year 2028).
Osiris aims to connect the history of science with other areas of historical scholarship. Volumes of the journal are designed to explore how, where, and why science draws upon and contributes to society, culture, and politics. The journal’s editors and board members strongly encourage proposals that engage with and examine broad themes while aiming for diversity across time and space. The journal is also very interested in receiving proposals that assess the state of the history of science as a field, broadly construed, in both established and emerging areas of scholarship. Recent volumes have addressed science, technology, and food; global medical cultures and laws; and medicine in/and translation.
To submit an expression of interest:
Please send a 1-page expression of interest which includes a pitch of your idea and a list of potential collaborators by October 15th, 2024 to osiris@bbqplus.org. The Osiris editors are committed to mentor potential volume editors to take their expressions of interest to a full proposal.
To submit a full-volume proposal:
The closing date for the submission of full-volume proposals is December 1st, 2024.
Proposals should include the following items:
A description of the topic and its significance (approximately 1500 words), especially highlighting the significance of the proposed volume to the history of science, broadly construed. View an example of a successful proposal.
A list of 12 to 15 contributors and essay title + succinct description (~ 150 words) of each contributor’s individual essay
A one-page c.v. of the guest editor(s)
Proposals should be submitted as a single PDF in an email with “Osiris vol. 44 Proposal” in the title. Proposals and all supporting material should be sent in electronic copy by December 1st, 2024 to Elaine Leong, Myrna Perez Sheldon and Ahmed Ragab at osiris@bbqplus.org.
The guest editor(s) and their contributors must be prepared to meet the Osiris publication schedule. Volume 44 (2028) will go to press – after refereeing, authors’ revisions, and copy-editing – in 2027. The guest editor(s) must therefore choose contributors who are able to submit their completed essays by the fall of 2026.
Proposals will be reviewed by the Osiris Editorial Board and the announcement of the next volume of Osiris will be made in February 2025.