Monday, January 31, 2011

Attn Integral Authors - Call for Book Proposals: Studies in Brain and Mind

In light of the recent discussion at Facebook, in which we have talked some about bringing integral theory into the academic mainstream, here is a call for book proposals from Springer Press, one of the top-tier publishers in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind.

This is the kind of publisher that integral psychology theorists need to seek out if we want to get integral ideas into the mainstream of psychology and psychotherapy.

Call for Book Proposals: Studies in Brain and Mind

Studies in Brain and Mind is a Springer book series. It covers all areas in which philosophy and neuroscience intersect: philosophy of mind, philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of psychiatry, neurophilosophy, and neuroethics.

Under the previous editor, John Bickle, the series published several high quality books. The series is now being relaunched with a new Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Gualtiero Piccinini, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, and Editorial Board:

Berit Brogaard (UM St Louis)
Carl Craver (Wash U)
Eduoard Machery (Pitt)
Oron Shagrir (Hebrew University in Jerusalem)
Mark Sprevak (Edinburgh U)

The series aim to publish technical books for an academic audience of graduate students and up. The new editor and the board see the series as a great opportunity for the field, providing a venue for specialists as well as junior authors. Some high quality book projects are too specialized or their authors are too junior for other publishers. Studies in Mind and Brain fills this gap. The hope is to make Studies in Brain and Mind an excellent addition to the development of interdisciplinary research in philosophy and neuroscience.

Every book published in the series will be available simultaneously in print and as an e-book in SpringerLink. If a library has purchased the Springer e-book package, visitors of the library are able to download these PDF’s for free or order a paperback for Euro: 24.95 / USD 24,95.

The series aims for a high level of clarity, rigor, novelty, and scientific competence. Book proposals and complete manuscripts of 200 or more pages are welcome. Initial proposals can be sent to Gualtiero Piccinini at piccininig@umsl.edu.

For more information, see the Series website or contact Dr. Piccinini.

This is from the Springer site about the particular series seeking proposals:
The series Studies in Brain and Mind provides a forum for philosophers and neuroscientists to discuss theoretical, foundational, methodological, and ethical aspects of neuroscience. It covers the following areas:

• Philosophy of Mind
• Philosophy of Neuroscience
• Philosophy of Psychology
• Philosophy of Psychiatry and Psychopathology
• Neurophilosophy
• Neuroethics

The series aims for a high level of clarity, rigor, novelty, and scientific competence. Book proposals and complete manuscripts of 200 or more pages are welcome. Original monographs will be peer reviewed. Edited volumes and conference proceedings will be considered provided that the chapters are individually refereed.

Initial proposals can be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, prof. Gualtiero Piccinini, atpiccininig@umsl.edu. Proposals should include:

• A short synopsis of the work or the introduction chapter
• The proposed Table of Contents
• The CV of the lead author(s)
• If available: one sample chapter

We aim to make a first decision within 1 month of submission. In case of a positive first decision the work will be provisionally contracted: the final decision about publication will depend upon the result of the anonymous peer review of the complete manuscript. We aim to have the complete work peer-reviewed within 3 months of submission.

For more information, please contact the Editor-in-Chief at piccininig@umsl.edu.

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