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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><div>the clearing house for the scientonomic knowledge on the process of scientific change that aims at</div> pursues three major goals: <div>* outlining [[Community:Scientonomy# Outline with encyclopedic rigor Current Mosaic|'''the current state'' ']] of our communal knowledge concerning of the mechanism of [[Scientific Change|scientific change]], including changes in both ;* tracing [[TheoryCommunity:Scientonomy#Suggested Modifications|theories]] and [[Method|methods]] of their evaluation.# Trace and document '''all changessuggested modifications''' in the field of [[Scientonomy|scientonomy]], as they are proposed and to our communal knowledge;* documenting [[Theory AcceptanceCommunity:Scientonomy#Open Questions|accepted]] by the scientonomic community.# List and outline '''the open questions'' ']] concerning the process of scientific change and thus assist with future research in the field.</div><div>[[ScientoWiki:About|Click here to learn more about this encyclopedia]]</div>

<div id==Semantic Approach==This encyclopedia uses the "mp-page-count">There are currently [[httpsSpecial://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_wiki semantic approachStatistics|{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}] implemented via [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_Semantic_MediaWiki Semantic MediaWiki] framework: the authors don't write their articles pages in a purely ''textual'' fashion (as is the case in most encyclopedias), but are asked to enter the relevant ''data'' in a structured, semantically meaningful way. Thus, once entered in specially designed forms, the data is stored in the database of this encyclopedia and is then automatically retrieved on any other relevant page. </div>

For instance, a ''theory's'' page allows {| id="mp-upper"| class="MainPageBG-Left" |{| id="mp-left" | <div class="mp-h2">Featured Article</div>|-| {{PrintFeaturedArticle}}|-| <div class="mp-h2">In 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 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;">([[Mechanism of Method Employment:Category:Modification|all]])</span></div>|-| {{PrintRecentModifications}}|-| <div class="mp-h2">Recent Publications <span style="font-size:80%; this section is generated automatically based on the individual acceptance records font-weight:normal;">([[Journal of Scientonomy|check out the respective theories that attempt to answer the question of method employment, such as [[The Third Law (Barseghyan-2015)journal]] 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. ==Semantic Map==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|centercircle 738 640 150 [[:Category:Community|Community]]circle 482 830 150 [[:Category:Topic|Topic]]circle 993 830 150 [[:Category:Theory|Theory]]circle 738 330 150 [[:Category:Modification|Modification]]desc none</imagemap>  The encyclopedia also stores data on related [[:Category:Bibliographic Record|bibliographic records]] and [[:Category:Author|authors]]: <imagemap>Image:Wiki Semantic Map Author Bibliographic Record.png|138px|centercircle 137 77 136 [[:Category:Author|Author]]circle 137 337 136 [[:Category:Bibliographic Record|Bibliographic Record]]desc none</imagemap> == 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? * '''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. * '''Is it a [[:Category:Theory|theory]] page?''' I.e. is it a page on an individual attempt to answer a certain question? Here are some typical theory pages: [[The Second Law (Barseghyan-2015)]], [[The Second Law (Patton-2016)]], [[Epistemic Community (Overgaard-2016)]]. If so, go to [[:Category:Topic|this page]] to add a new theory.* '''Is it a [[:Category:Modification|suggested modification]] page?''' These pages are usually added by the editors of this encyclopedia who trace all the scientific journals which make use of the scientonomic model of modifications and document those modifications in this encyclopedia. If you are an editor, then go to your ''community'' page first and add the modification from there. All communities are [[:Category:Community|listed here]].* '''Is it a [[:Category:Community|community]] page?''' First, try to locate the community in [[:Category:Community|this list]]. If the community is not in the system, go ahead and add it.* '''Is it a [[:Category:Bibliographic Record|bibliographic record]], such as a book, an article, or a collection?''' Then go to [[:Category:Bibliographic Record|this page]] to add a new record.* '''is it an [[:Category:Author|author]]?''' Authors of all bibliographic resources registered in this encyclopedia are to be entered separately [[:Category:Author|here]]. If you wish to change something on an already existing page, locate that page and click on the ''Edit'' tab. A respective form appear and, if you have the necessary credentials to modify pages of that category, you will be able to alter the data in respective boxes. == 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]] == Open Questions == [[List of Open Questions]]__NOREFERENCELIST__