The new INGV magazine as an international space for discussion on geoethics and social geosciences.
Propose articles on the ethical, social and cultural implications of geosciences, promoting study and research aimed at accompanying security and sustainable development policies for human communities, providing transdisciplinary food for thought and defining proposals and actions aimed at tackling global changes anthropogenic: these are just some of the objectives of the recently launched "Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences" of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
"Geosciences address numerous topics including defense against natural risks, research and exploitation of georesources, the study of climate change. Areas that have direct repercussions on the structures and processes of society and on people's lives”, explains Silvia Peppoloni, researcher at INGV, Editor-in-Chief of the new journal and Secretary General of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG). “For this reason, the topics of interest of the geosciences must also be addressed from new perspectives that include ethical, social, economic and political considerations".
More and more scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds are dedicating themselves to basic and applied research on geoethics and social geosciences, with a growing publishing production of books and articles. Yet, up to now, there was no scientific journal entirely dedicated to investigating these topics.
“To fill this gap”, continues the researcher, “l'INGV has promoted and supported the creation of an open access journal, with no publication costs for both authors and readers, also open to contributions from those working in the human and social sciences sector, in a multidisciplinary perspective".
The journal, published in English, employs an international team of experts in the fields of geoethics, social geosciences, philosophy of geosciences, with backgrounds in scientific, social and humanistic disciplines.
“Among the topics addressed, ample space will be dedicated to the responsible management of georesources, to the ethical and social aspects in geo-environmental education and in the communication of geosciences, but also to the philosophy of geosciences, to the history of geological and environmental thought, to issues concerning the professional working environment, with a particular focus on inclusiveness, diversity, harassment, discrimination and disability”.
“The multidisciplinarity of the contributions is a necessary requirement to address the global anthropogenic changes that threaten the quality of life of present and future generations from various points of view. The new magazine is proposed as an international point of reference for ideas, reflections and proposals capable of analyzing crucial issues of our time from new perspectives”concludes Silvia Peppoloni.
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The "Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences" of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology was born
The new INGV journal: an international space for the discussion on the issues of geoethics and social geosciences.
Proposing articles on the ethical, social and cultural implications of geosciences, promoting study and research aimed at accompanying safe and sustainable development policies for human communities, providing transdisciplinary food for thoughts and defining proposals and actions aimed at addressing global anthropogenic changes: these are just some of the objectives of the recently launched "Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences" of the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
“Geosciences address numerous issues including defense against natural risks, research and use of georesources, and climate change. These themes have direct repercussions on the structures and processes of society and on people's lives", explains Silvia Peppoloni, researcher at INGV, Editor-in-Chief of the new journal and Secretary General of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG). “For this reason, the topics of interest for geosciences have also to be analyzed from new perspectives that include ethical, social, economic and political considerations”.
An increasing number of researchers from various disciplinary backgrounds are dedicating themselves to basic and applied research on the themes of interest for geoethics and social geosciences, with a growing publishing production of books and articles. Yet, there was no scientific journal entirely dedicated to these themes so far.
"To fill this gap", continues the researcher, "INGV has promoted and supported the creation of an open access journal, without publication costs for both authors and readers, also open to contributions from those who work in the sector of human and social sciences in a pluridisciplinary perspective".
The journal, published in English, employs an international team of experts in the fields of geoethics, social geosciences, and the philosophy of geosciences, with backgrounds in scientific, social and humanistic disciplines.
"Among the addressed topics, large space will be given to the responsible management of georesources, to ethical and social aspects in geo-environmental education and in the communication of geosciences, but also to the philosophy of geosciences, the history of geological and environmental thought and the issues of the professional working environment, with particular attention to inclusiveness, diversity, harassment, discrimination and disability".
“The multidisciplinary nature of the contributions constitutes a necessary requisite to face the global anthropogenic changes that threaten the quality of life of present and future generations, from different points of view. The new journal proposes itself as an international reference point for ideas, reflections and proposals capable of analyzing crucial issues of our time from new perspectives”, concludes Silvia Peppoloni.
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Fig."Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences", the new journal of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.
Fig."Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences", the new journal of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.