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This <b!-- BANNER ACROSS TOP OF PAGE --><div id="mp-topbanner"><!-- WELCOME TO the Encyclopedia of Scientonomy --><div id="mp-topbanner-title">'''Welcome to the Encyclopedia of [[Scientonomy]]'''</bdiv> pursues three major goals: <div>the clearing house for the scientonomic knowledge on the process of scientific change that aims at</div>1. Outline with encyclopedic rigor <bdiv>* outlining [[Community:Scientonomy#Current Mosaic|'''the current state ''']] of our communal knowledge</b> concerning of the mechanism of scientific change;* tracing [[Scientific ChangeCommunity:Scientonomy#Suggested Modifications|scientific change'''all suggested modifications''']], including changes in both to our communal knowledge;* documenting [[TheoryCommunity:Scientonomy#Open Questions|theories'''the open questions''']] and concerning the process of scientific change.</div><div>[[MethodScientoWiki:About|methodsClick here to learn more about this encyclopedia]] of their evaluation.</div>

2. Trace and document <b> all changes</bdiv> in the field of [[Scientonomy|scientonomy]], as they are proposed and [[Theory Acceptance|accepted]] by the scientonomic community.

3. List and outline <bdiv id="mp-page-count">the open questionsThere are currently [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}]] pages in this encyclopedia.</bdiv> concerning the process of scientific change and thus assist with future research in the field.

{| id="mp-upper"| class= Semantic Map "MainPageBG-Left" |{| id="mp-left" | <div class="mp-h2">Featured Article</div>|-This encyclopedia uses | {{PrintFeaturedArticle}}|-| <div class="mp-h2">In the news</div>|-| {{PrintInTheNews}}|}| style="border: 1px solid transparent;" || class="MainPageBG-Right" |{| id="mp-right" | <div class="mp-h2">Recent Suggested Modifications <span style="font-size:80%; font-weight:normal;">([https[:Category:Modification|all]])</span></en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_wiki Semantic approach]]div>|-| {{PrintRecentModifications}}|-| <div class="mp-h2">Recent Publications <span style="font-size:80%; font-weight: the author's don't write their articles in a purely textual fashion normal;">(as is the case in most encyclopedias), but are asked to enter the data in a structured, semantically meaningful way. Thus, once entered on any page, the information is stored in the database of this encyclopedia and is then automatically retrieved on any other relevant page. For instance, a ''theory's'' page allows the authors to enter the dates when the theory was accepted by different communities. Once this acceptance record is entered, it is stored in the database and is then shown automatically on the respective ''topic's'' page. Consider, for instance, the history section of the topic [[Mechanism Journal of Method EmploymentScientonomy|check out the journal]]; this section is generated automatically based on the individual acceptance records of the respective theories that attempt to answer the question of method employment, such as [[The Third Law (Barseghyan-2015)]] or [[The Third Law (Sebastien</span></div>|-2016)]]. This makes it possible to trace the acceptance history of any theory or topic, keep track of the suggested modifications, etc. | {{PrintRecentPublications}}|}|}

This approach applies to all the categories of this encyclopedia:__NOTOC__* [[:Category:Community|Community]]: This category lists all the communities recorded in this encyclopedia. * [[:Category:Topic|Topic]]: These are all the questions that a community can accept as legitimate topics for research. The topics can be [[:Category:Definitional Topic|definitional]], [[:Category:Descriptive Topic|descriptive]], or [[:Category:Normative Topic|normative]]. * [[:Category:Theory|Theory]]: This category includes all the individual propositions that attempt to define, describe, or prescribe something. Theories are attempts to answer a certain question (topic); thus, theories also come in three types: [[:Category:Definition|definitions]], [[:Category:Descriptive Theory|descriptive theories]], and [[:Category:Normative Theory|normative theories]].* [[:Category:Modification|Modification]]: Suggested modifications are attempts to convince a community to change its views on a certain topic, i.e. to accept and/or reject a theory. ''See the section on modifications below for more details.''  Here is the basic semantic map of this encyclopedia. Click on a category, to go to the respective page:  <imagemap>Image:Wiki Semantic Map.png|789px|center</imagemap> == How to Become an Author? ==If you wish to become an author and contribute to the encyclopedia, please 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:Authors|Guidelines for Authors]] [[Guidelines:Readers|Guidelines for Readers]] == Sample Articles == [[Scientific Mosaic]] == Open Questions == [[List of Open Questions]]__NOREFERENCELIST__