PTPBio journal

Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology is a peer-reviewed, free-to-authors, CC:BY, open-access journal, edited by academics and published by @M_Publishing

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Vol 16, no 1 of PTPBio has dropped, with articles from Karen Kovaka and Rose Novick, François Papale and W. Ford Doolittle, Rose Trappes, and Cristóbal Unwin Holzapfel, plus a book review from Michael R. Dietrich. Check it out!

#philbio #openaccess

https://t.co/jE7zKMxFXU

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Vol 16, no 1 of PTPBio has dropped, with articles from Karen Kovaka and Rose Novick, François Papale and W. Ford Doolittle, Rose Trappes, and Cristóbal Unwin Holzapfel, plus a book review from Michael R. Dietrich. Check it out!

#philbio #openaccess

https://t.co/jE7zKMxFXU

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With two of our co-editors, @JonathanKaplan and @yoginho, stepping down to the editorial board, PTPBio would like to thank them for their years of hard work. Jonathan is the last of the founding editors – extra thanks to him for the vision to start this #openaccess venture!

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PTPBio is now on Bluesky, too! Come find us there.

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The Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology editors are pleased to welcome Jonathan Newman (Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University) as a new Editor! The journal is growing. (@LaurierVPR, https://t.co/7g7wouizlC)

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The editors of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology are delighted that Alison McConwell (Philosophy, UMass Lowell) has joined the journal as a new Editor! Welcome, Alison. (https://t.co/YDDajIyFZV)

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We are excited to announce that Editor Charles Pence of UCLouvain has stepped up to be the new Executive Editor of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology! https://t.co/8srsVXdeqt

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Concluding our look back at the journal's 15 most-cited articles as it turns 15:

“Varieties of Living Things: Life at the Intersection of Lineage and Metabolism” (2009) by John Dupré and Maureen O'Malley is the most-cited, w/285+ citations. #openaccess → https://t.co/JNeFSgf9MC

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Reviewing the journal's 15 most-cited, as it turns 15:
“Multiple Regression Is Not Multiple Regressions: The Meaning of Multiple Regression and the Non-Problem of Collinearity” by Michael Morrissey & Graeme Ruxton (2018) is 2nd most-cited #openaccess https://t.co/6iqET9dRJw…

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Looking back at the journal’s 15 most-cited, as it turns 15 years old:

“The Price Equation and Extended Inheritance” by Heikki Helanterä and Tobias Uller (2009) is the 3rd most-cited. Price Eq. + epigenetic, behavioral, symbolic inheritance #openaccess → https://t.co/9WnPy0Bi3P

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15 most-cited as PTPBio turns 15, continued:

“Historical Reconstruction: Gaining Epistemic Access to the Deep Past” by Patrick Forber/Eric Griffith (2011) is 4th most cited. How does evidence support impact hypothesis for K-Pg extinction? #openaccess → https://t.co/exZlQgHIFO

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15 most-cited articles as the PTPBio turns 15:

“Evolutionary Chance Mutation: A Defense of the Modern Synthesis' Consensus View” by Francesca Merlin (2010) is the 5th most-cited, arguing the Mod. Synth. can handle newer molecular genetics. #openaccess → https://t.co/4EnljDxaww

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PTPBio’s 15 most-cited articles as the journal turns 15, continued:

“Levels, Time and Fitness in Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality” by @pierrickbourrat (2015) is tied for 6th, arguing against Michod/Okasha "export-of-fitness view." #openaccess → https://t.co/iOGpEcmbj9

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15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued:

“Four Pillars of Statisticalism” (2017) by D.M. Walsh, A. Ariew, and M. Matthen is tied for 6th most-cited. Natural selection and drift models aren't causal, they argue. #openaccess → https://t.co/kbV0V7Nymc

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15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued:

“Evolving Across the Explanatory Gap” by Peter Godfrey-Smith (2019) is the 9th most-cited. It uses the evolution of subjectivity to address the gap between mental and physical. #openaccess → https://t.co/BauM7Z3mSR

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The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, ctd:

“The Hunting of the SNaRC: A Snarky Solution to the Species Problem�� by Brent Mishler/John Wilkins (2018) is 10th most-cited, promoting SNaRC: the Smallest Named and Registered Clade. #openaccess → https://t.co/Vx344x2St7

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The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued:

“Sex Contextualism” by Sarah Richardson (2022) is already the 11th most-cited article. It argues for how "sex" should work as a variable in experimental laboratory research. #openaccess → https://t.co/qHrPIBVCAw

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The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued:

“(Mis)interpreting Mathematical Models: Drift as a Physical Process” by Roberta Millstein*, Robert Skipper, and Michael Dietrich (2009) is 12th most-cited. #openaccess → https://t.co/rL7amx0iDF (*editor years later)

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The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued:

“From Tapestry to Loom: Broadening the Perspective on Values in Science” by Heather Douglas (2018), a commentary on Kevin Elliott's book, is the 13th most-cited. #openaccess → https://t.co/tczPhIpQnO

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Looking back at PTPBio's 15 most-cited articles, as the journal turns 15, continued:

“Evolution of Individuality: A Case Study in the Volvocine Green Algae” by Hanschen, Davison, Grochau-Wright, and Michod (2017) is the 14th most-cited. #openaccess → https://t.co/3Dl1OYsHId