Isis Journal

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Edward Gillin and Fanny Gribenski's article on sound studies in sacred spaces is in the September issue of Isis, which is out now! Read our interview with them on HSSOnline. hssonline.org/news/649335/Is…

Applications are open for our annual Editorial Practicum! See below for details—we are looking for graduate and early career scholars interested in learning more about academic publishing from the inside.

I have the privilege of serving as faculty advisor for Synthesis, the only undergraduate-run peer-reviewed journal on the history of science. They just published their first issue of my tenure, and it is extraordinary work! Congrats to EIC @SimarSBajaj. harvardsynthesis.com

@nytimes @DagomarDegroot …then read his Isis article about it, free to read for the month of June! journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/72…

Read this @nytimes piece about @DagomarDegroot's work on Apollo-era lunar quarantine… nytimes.com/2023/06/09/sci…

And just in case you're not an HSS member and Isis subscriber, it's free to read in June! journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.10…

Dagomar Degroot's article on "Moon Microbes" and NASA's approach to quarantine during the Apollo program is in the June issue of Isis—out now! Read our interview with him on HSSOnline. hssonline.org/news/640764/Is…

The March issue of Isis features SEVEN articles on topics ranging from cadavers in the Qing dynasty to indigo in Senegal. Newsstand copies are limited, so if it's not already in your mailbox, make sure to renew your HSS membership today!

Our March issue features an article by Dr. Veronica della Dora about radio amateurs "Listening to Sputnik during the International Geophysical Year." It's free to read during March! A link, and an interview about the article, can be found here: hssonline.org/news/632883/Is…

We've just published Vol. 113 of the IsisCB. you can check it out here: journals.uchicago.edu/toc/isis/2022/….

HSS Members: the Virtual Festival, an online continuation of the Annual Meeting, is this Friday at 9:00 a.m. EST. Five papers will be presented. RSVP at the link below! hssonline.org/events/EventDe…

There's only 1 week left!! #histsci

Join us in the book room for #HSS22 to talk about our journals—suggestions, pitches, questions, or general conversation! Friday 2:30-5:00 Saturday 9:00-10:30 and 1:00-2:00

Hey Los Angeles-area historians of science 👀 Eyes Peeled coffee will be donating $1 for every sale of a Spanish Latte to the @hssonline Graduate Student Support Fund! ☕️☕️🔬🔬🏛🏛🧑‍🎓🧑‍🎓 instagram.com/p/CktjW8eSnL2/…

🚨 EDITORS' OFFICE HOURS AT HSS 🚨 The HSS Editors will be holding "office hours" at the annual meeting in Chicago this week. Exact times TBA, but look for us in the book exhibit on Friday and Saturday. See you soon!

Join us Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 2 PM EDT for an Isis Roundtable about the Focus section in the September Issue—Narrative of Seeds in the History of Science. Focus sections are always free to read! RSVP at the link below. hssonline.org/events/EventDe…

The editors of Osiris are hosting a brainstorming workshop this coming Monday at 10:30 EDT. Come with proposals, ideas, musings, or inklings about possible volumes.