Transnational dialogues in STS matter and are at the heart of ESTS, exemplified by this issue. Two Original Research Articles, the first by Lucía Céspedes and the second co-authored by Gonçalo Santos, Naubahar Sharif, and Jack Linzhou Xing respectively, consider what is lost in translation — in the practice of astronomy in Argentina, and the translation of ‘STS’ in China’s academic institutions. The thematic collection, TRANSnationalizing STS will take the reader through STS in Kenya, Turkey, Japan, and Ecuador, showcasing new modes and models of doing STS. The thematic collection brings these spaces and places together in enlightening ways, from the way in which the collection first emerged in the exhibitions of STS Across Borders, and Innovating STS through to a reflective interview published on STS-Infrastructures, and delightful engagements from Michael Fischer and Vivette García-Deister. The latter two engagements provide the reader with insights into STS platforming and infrastructuring experiments. Venture into the STS-Infrastructures for another 73 pages of adjacent supplementary materials including archival writing, interviews, reflections and more. This issue also sees ESTS providing authors with multiple licensing options in our open access publishing model.
Lucía Céspedes, Gonçalo D. Santos, Naubahar Sharif, Jack Linzhou Xing, Duygu Kaşdoğan, Angela Okune, Belén Albornoz, Leonida Mutuku, Aybike Alkan, Maral Erol, Gergely Mohácsi, Grant Jun Otsuki, Émile St. Pierre, Michael Fischer, Vivette García-Deister, Aalok Khandekar, Kim Fortun, & the ESTS Editorial Collective
A broad movement in the scholarly community is pushing towards data sharing or “Open Data,” particularly in the natural sciences and medicine. Recognizing that there are compelling reasons why scholars in STS and related fields are wary of data sharing and careful to protect their work, the ESTS Editorial Collective (EC) has pursued experiments towards establishing a publishing infrastructure for open data with the goal of better understanding the possible benefits for the STS community from data sharing and the role that a scholarly-run journal like ESTS could play in realizing such opportunities. Our approach develops from a commitment to recognize and foster the data relations we most value as a heterogeneous community of scholars and interlocutors. We have partnered with STS Infrastructures, an instance of the Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography (PECE) designed and built by STS scholars, to understand what “Open Data” can mean in/ for STS, and develop norms, practices, and infrastructures that match the kinds of data that we work with. Read more about our understanding and approach to open data. Explore all ESTS published data.
