Article,
Disciplined by the Discipline: A Social-Epistemic Fingerprint of the History of Science
Science in Context, 28 (2): 195-214 (2015)
DOI: {10.1017/S0269889715000058}
Abstract
Argument The scientific system is primarily differentiated into
disciplines. While disciplines may be wide in scope and diverse in their
research practices, they serve scientific communities that evaluate
research and also grant recognition to what is published. The analysis
of communication and publication practices within such a community hence
allows us to shed light on the dynamics of this discipline. On the basis
of an empirical analysis of Isis, we show how the process of
discipline-building in history of science has led its practitioners to
be socialized and sensitized in relatively strong intra-disciplinary
terms - with minimal interdisciplinary openness.
