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*Call for thematic issue – HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology* Dear colleagues, The editors of *HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology* are looking for proposals for a thematic issue to be published in 2019 (*HoST* volume 13). The volume should be prepared by a guest editor and include four research papers. *HoST *is an open access, on-line peer-reviewed international journal devoted to the History of Science and Technology, published in English by a group of Portuguese research institutions and De Gruyter ( https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/host). *HoST *encourages submissions of original historical research exploring the cultural and social dimensions of science, technology, and medicine (STM), both from a local and a global perspective.* Past thematic issues have dealt with topics as diverse as *circulation, communication of science and the relationships of science with fascist regimes.* Future issues might deal with *both established and emerging areas of scholarship. Proposals might consider broad themes such as: STM and diplomacy, the Anthropocene, urban history, crisis, and the relationships between the Global North and the Global South. *Proposals should include the following items*: 1. An abstract describing the topic for the thematic issue and its significance (500 words); 2. A list of the contributors along with the titles and abstracts (300 words) of the four research papers; 3. Brief CVs (300 words) of the guest editor(s) and authors; The guest editor(s) and the contributors must be prepared to meet the *HoST publication schedule*: - Abstract and titles submission: 10 November, 2017 - Submission of complete research papers: 1 September, 2018 - Publication: September/October, 2019 Proposals will be subject to approval by the Editorial Board and the outcome will be known to the authors by December 2017. *Submissions should be sent as an e-mail attachment to the editor:* *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* For further information: https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/host (for back issues published until 2014, see http://johost.eu/) -- *M. Luísa Sousa* *Investigadora de Pós-doutoramento, financiada pela Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (SFRH/BPD/93517/2013)* *Professora auxiliar convidada* *Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia (CIUHCT)* *Departamento de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas (DCSA), **Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, **Universidade NOVA de Lisboa* *Post-doc researcher, financed by the** Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal **(SFRH/BPD/93517/2013)* *Assistant professor* *Interuniversity Centre for the History of Science and Technology (CIUHCT)* *Department of Applied Social Sciences, **Faculty of Science and Technology, **NOVA University of Lisbon* *------------------------------------------------------------* *E-mail: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* *Morada/Address: Campus de Caparica, Ed.VII, Piso 2, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal* *Página na internet/Webpage: **http://ciuhct.org/pt/m-luisa-sousa <http://ciuhct.org/pt/m-luisa-sousa> *