EDITORIAL.

The article presents information for the scholars who are interested to contribute research papers in this journal and the journal's policies regarding the acceptance of such papers. It is informed that the journal "Social Studies of Science" is devoted mainly to the results of original research, whether empirical or theoretical, which brings fresh light to bear on the concepts, processes, mediations and consequences of modern science and technology. It encourages appropriate contributions from political science, sociology, economics, history, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, social anthropology, and the legal and educational disciplines. It welcomes studies of fundamental research, applied research and development of industrial science and other miscellaneous fields. It is further clarified that the general implications of any paper's findings should be clearly indicated. If authors are confident that their draft papers satisfy these criteria, then they should consider submission to this journal. However, if it is found that an essentially similar paper is under simultaneous review for possible publication elsewhere, the paper will not be published in this journal.