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This <b>Encyclopedia The purpose of this encyclopedia is to trace, document, and promote the development of [[Scientonomy|scientonomy]]</b> , the newly emerging empirical science of scientific change. It pursues three major goals:
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# Outline with encyclopedic rigor ''the current state'' of our knowledge the views of scientonomy community concerning the mechanism of scientific change, including changes in both [[Theory|theories]] and [[Method|methods]] of their evaluation.
# Trace and document ''all changes'' in the field of [[Scientonomy|scientonomy]], as they are proposed and [[Theory Acceptance|accepted]] by the scientonomic community.
# List and outline ''the open questions'' concerning the theory and the process of scientific change and thus assist with future research in the field.
The encyclopedia was established in 2016 by [[Community:Scientonomy|scientonomic community]]. Its current editors in-chief are [[Hakob Barseghyan]], [[Nicholas OvergaardPaul Patton]] and [[Paul PattonHakob Barseghyan]].
==Workflow==
This encyclopedia is one of the key elements of the ''scientonomic toolbox'', which collectively facilitate the scientonomic workflow. The key stages of the workflow are:
{{#evt:service=youtube|id=mWciydFqP_E|alignment=right|urlargs=start=35|description=Gregory Rupik outlines the scientonomic workflow|container=frame }} {{#evt:service=youtube|id=P5nrMUVxzEE|alignment=right|description=Hakob Barseghyan presents the workflow in action |container=frame }} * '''Pose Questions:''' The goal of this stage is to scrutinize the current state of the scientonomic theory and our knowledge of scientific change and identify as many open questions as possible. The annual [[Scientonomy Seminar|seminar on scientonomy]] hosted by the University of Toronto's [http://hps.utoronto.ca/ Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology] is currently the main venue facilitating this stage of the workflow. * '''Suggest Modifications:''' The goal of this stage is to advance the scientonomic theory and our knowledge of scientific change by proposing modifications to itthe theory. These suggested modifications are published and properly documented. In principle, these modifications can be published in any journal which uses the scientonomic mechanism of modifications. At the moment, there is only one such journal, [[Journal of Scientonomy]]. This encyclopedia documents each [[:Category:Modification|suggested modification]].
* '''Evaluate Modifications:''' The goal of this stage is to assess the suggested modifications and decide which of them are acceptable and which are not. This is done by [[Community:Scientonomy|the community of scientonomists]] on the respective discussion pages of this encyclopedia. If a consensus emerges, the fate of the modification is documented. If a modification causes disagreement among scientonomists, it becomes a topic of discussion during [[Scientonomy Workshop|scientonomic workshops]], which aim at bridging the gaps between opposing parties and arriving at consensus.
* '''Document Changes:''' The goal of this stage is to document all the changes in our knowledge of scientific change. If a modification is considered acceptable by the community, then the respective articles of this encyclopedia are modified to reflect that change. If a modification is considered unacceptable, then the respective verdict is documented for that modification.
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You can find instructions about how to enter bibliographical information in the [[:Guidelines:Authors|guidelines for authors]] below.
== How to Write Articles ==
The first question you need to ask as an author: what kind of information are you going to enter? If you wish to create a completely new page, then what category does it belong to?
=== Topics ===
Is it a [[:Category:Topic|topic]] page? I.e. is it a page on a certain question that different theories are attempting to answer? Here are some typical topic pages: [[Theory]], [[Mechanism of Theory Acceptance]], [[Scope of Scientonomy]]. If your page is a topic page, then [[:Category:Topic|check here]] if such a page already exists and, if it does not, create a new topic page.
=== Theories ===
== How to Become an Author ==
If you have published in the [[Journal of Scientonomy]] or participated in the a [[Scientonomy Seminar|scientonomy seminar]] or [[Scientonomy Workshop|scientonomy workshop]], most likely an account is has already been created for you automatically. If you 'd like to contribute but still don't have an account, but know your scientonomy and believe you can contribute to the encyclopedia, please [mailto:hakobpaul.barseghyanpatton@mail.utoronto.ca email us] and we will create an account for you.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email the co-editors in chief [mailto:hakob.barseghyan@utoronto.ca Hakob Barseghyan], [mailto:nicholas.overgaard@mail.utoronto.ca Nicholas Overgaard] or [mailto:paul.patton@mail.utoronto.ca Paul Patton].
== Guidelines ==
[[Guidelines:Readers|Guidelines for Readers]]
[[Completion Rates]]
== Open Questions ==
[[List of Open Questions]]
