DEMESCI will be launched next May 2012. 

The Journal of Deliberative Mechanisms in Science (DEMESCI) is an international journal that publishes original works on the relationship between science and the rest of society. Specifically, the articles provide insight into areas like public participation in scientific decision-making. DEMESCI is oriented towards the academic world, stakeholders and all types of collectives interested in the boom especially during the last two decades of activities and methodologies related to the public participation in science and technology. In this respect, DEMESCI not only intends to come up with a better understanding of the application of these mechanisms in different contexts, but also to encourage their development and to maximize the impact both on the scientific community and the involved social groups and institutions.

DEMESCI is a multidisciplinary journal that will publish articles based on several bodies of knowledge such as sociology, political science, science studies, history, and philosophy, among others. DEMESCI also promotes the transdisciplinary character of science, encouraging the submission of articles that combine these and other disciplines in a single academic work.

The Journal will be published by Hipatia Press twice a year (gradually increasing to three times a year). Articles in English, Spanish, German and Catalan are welcome. All research articles will be available on open access.