History and Sponsors

Science Studies was first published in 1988 by the Finnish Society for Science Studies (later re-named as The Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies). Originally the journal sought to promote a Scandinavian perspective and contribution to science and technology studies, but in 1994 it re-oriented itself to become more global and introduced the notion of interdisciplinarity into its subtitle. This was also reflected in the changes that were made to its editorial board, which sought to reflect the international nature of STS.

The journal has been headed by five chief editors: Veronica Stolte-Heiskanen (1988-1989), Marja Häyrinen-Alestalo (1990-2004), Henrik Bruun (2005-2006) and Tarja Knuuttila and Sampsa Hyysalo (2007-). Since its launch over 15 years ago the journal has expanded its scope to become an important international journal addressing a broad range of interdisciplinary issues in science and technology studies. Today the journal is available in over 700 institutions in more than 80 countries around the world.

The Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies was founded in 1985 to support the research, teaching and publication of science and technology studies in Finland. Having over 150 members, the Society brings together a broad range of researchers, such as sociologists, philosophers, historians, psychologists and many other experts who are interested in the study of science and technology studies.

Both the Society and the journal are non-profit organizations. Science Studies is published with the help of a generous grant from the Academy of Finland.