Vol 16, no 1 of PTPBio has dropped, with articles from Karen Kovaka and Rose Novick, François Papale and W. Ford Doolittle, Rose Trappes, and Cristóbal Unwin Holzapfel, plus a book review from Michael R. Dietrich. Check it out! #philbio #openaccess ptpbio.org/

With two of our co-editors, @JonathanKaplan and @yoginho, stepping down to the editorial board, PTPBio would like to thank them for their years of hard work. Jonathan is the last of the founding editors – extra thanks to him for the vision to start this #openaccess venture!

PTPBio is now on Bluesky, too! Come find us there. bsky.app/profile/ptpbio.bsky…

The Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology editors are pleased to welcome Jonathan Newman (Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University) as a new Editor! The journal is growing. (@LaurierVPR, wlu.ca/academics/faculties/f…)

The editors of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology are delighted that Alison McConwell (Philosophy, UMass Lowell) has joined the journal as a new Editor! Welcome, Alison. (uml.edu/fahss/philosophy/fac…)

We are excited to announce that Editor Charles Pence of UCLouvain has stepped up to be the new Executive Editor of Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology! charlespence.net

Concluding our look back at the journal's 15 most-cited articles as it turns 15: “Varieties of Living Things: Life at the Intersection of Lineage and Metabolism” (2009) by John Dupré and Maureen O'Malley is the most-cited, w/285+ citations. #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69590…

Reviewing the journal's 15 most-cited, as it turns 15: “Multiple Regression Is Not Multiple Regressions: The Meaning of Multiple Regression and the Non-Problem of Collinearity” by Michael Morrissey & Graeme Ruxton (2018) is 2nd most-cited #openaccess doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio.16039……

Looking back at the journal’s 15 most-cited, as it turns 15 years old: “The Price Equation and Extended Inheritance” by Heikki Helanterä and Tobias Uller (2009) is the 3rd most-cited. Price Eq. + epigenetic, behavioral, symbolic inheritance #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69590…

15 most-cited as PTPBio turns 15, continued: “Historical Reconstruction: Gaining Epistemic Access to the Deep Past” by Patrick Forber/Eric Griffith (2011) is 4th most cited. How does evidence support impact hypothesis for K-Pg extinction? #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69590…

15 most-cited articles as the PTPBio turns 15: “Evolutionary Chance Mutation: A Defense of the Modern Synthesis' Consensus View” by Francesca Merlin (2010) is the 5th most-cited, arguing the Mod. Synth. can handle newer molecular genetics. #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69590…

PTPBio’s 15 most-cited articles as the journal turns 15, continued: “Levels, Time and Fitness in Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality” by @pierrickbourrat (2015) is tied for 6th, arguing against Michod/Okasha "export-of-fitness view." #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69590…

15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued: “Four Pillars of Statisticalism” (2017) by D.M. Walsh, A. Ariew, and M. Matthen is tied for 6th most-cited. Natural selection and drift models aren't causal, they argue. #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69590…

15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued: “Evolving Across the Explanatory Gap” by Peter Godfrey-Smith (2019) is the 9th most-cited. It uses the evolution of subjectivity to address the gap between mental and physical. #openaccess → doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio.16039…

The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, ctd: “The Hunting of the SNaRC: A Snarky Solution to the Species Problem” by Brent Mishler/John Wilkins (2018) is 10th most-cited, promoting SNaRC: the Smallest Named and Registered Clade. #openaccess → doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio.16039…

The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued: “Sex Contextualism” by Sarah Richardson (2022) is already the 11th most-cited article. It argues for how "sex" should work as a variable in experimental laboratory research. #openaccess → doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio.2096

The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued: “(Mis)interpreting Mathematical Models: Drift as a Physical Process” by Roberta Millstein*, Robert Skipper, and Michael Dietrich (2009) is 12th most-cited. #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69590… (*editor years later)

The 15 most-cited articles from 15 years of PTPBio, continued: “From Tapestry to Loom: Broadening the Perspective on Values in Science” by Heather Douglas (2018), a commentary on Kevin Elliott's book, is the 13th most-cited. #openaccess → doi.org/10.3998/ptpbio.16039…

Looking back at PTPBio's 15 most-cited articles, as the journal turns 15, continued: “Evolution of Individuality: A Case Study in the Volvocine Green Algae” by Hanschen, Davison, Grochau-Wright, and Michod (2017) is the 14th most-cited. #openaccess → dx.doi.org/10.3998/ptb.69590…