Call for Papers: Philosophy of Biology: Organization, Agency, and Organismality in Living Systems

Date/Time

11/30/2026
12:00 AM - 11:45 PM Eastern

Event Type(s)

Call for Papers (Enter the SUBMISSION DEADLINE as the date above. Submit EVENT separately.)

Event Description

CFP for a MetaScientia thematic issue on philosophy of biology, focusing on organization, agency, organismality, biological individuality, Evo-Devo, and related topics.

Location

https://metasciencehps.org/index.php/science

Details

Call for Papers

MetaScientia: Journal of the History and Philosophy of Science invites submissions for the thematic issue:

Philosophy of Biology: Organization, Agency, and Organismality in Living Systems

This thematic issue welcomes contributions addressing contemporary debates in the philosophy of biology, including organization, agency, autonomy, organismality, biological individuality, biosemiotics, evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo), teleology, biological function, and related topics.

We particularly encourage conceptual, historical, theoretical, interdisciplinary, and empirically informed studies that explore the nature of living systems and the foundations of biological organization.

Accepted Contribution Types

• Research Articles
• Review Essays
• Critical Commentaries
• Short Notes
• Discussion Notes

Submission Deadline: 15 November 2026

Expected Publication: December 2026

MetaScientia is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal. No submission fees or article processing charges (APCs) are required. All submissions undergo double-blind peer review.

Submission Guidelines and Online Submission:

https://metasciencehps.org/index.php/science

During submission, authors should select “Thematic Issue: Philosophy of Biology” from the section menu.

Contact:

Prof. Mustafa Yavuz (Guest Editor)
mustafa.yavuz@medeniyet.edu.tr

Assoc. Prof. Alper Bilgehan Yardımcı (Editor-in-Chief)
alperyardimci@pau.edu.tr

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