Editorial

Here’s to Peers: A Toast to ST&HV Reviewers 2013–2014

Science, Technology, & Human Values 2015, Vol. 40(3) 291-301 ª The Author(s) 2015 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0162243915579550 sthv.sagepub.com

Katie Vann, David Ribes, and Ed Hackett

Currents at the intersection of universities and academic publishers confront journals with difficult decisions about how to manage their operations: increasingly brutal publish-or-perish pressures lead to an overall general increase in manuscript volumes, and simultaneously compel authors to seek faster time-to-publication. In this situation, some journals have adopted a peer-review model in which manuscripts receive a simple up-or-down (accept-or-reject) evaluation from reviewers, on the premise that shortcircuiting the commenting and revisions process will speed up final decisions and shorten time to publication. ST&HV doesn’t follow this fast-fare model of scholarship. We favor a review model that seeks to nourish manuscripts with reviewers’ wisdom, guidance, and advice. Generations to come may weigh the effects of these alternative models on scholarly practice and publication; our focus is on what we already see occur every day as we manage ST&HV’s peer review process: With no discernible institutional recognition or reward, reviewers donate their scarce time and precious attention to improve the quality of STS scholarship. As best we can determine they do it because they care deeply about our field and subscribe to the values of selfless service that characterize the academic vocation. ST&HV’s authors and readers benefit from the fruits of this careful cultivation of manuscripts: relevant literature and empirical phenomena are treated in more subtle and respectful ways; kernels of ideas are harvested from relatively inchoate perceptions and further nurtured; nuanced notions are stated more clearly and precisely. For all this we cherish and celebrate this invisible, collaborative writing process, and we honor our reviewers for

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their devotion to the classical practice of peer review. It is one of the ways, the really positive ways, in which scholarship is a social process, and speed is no substitute for it. Please join us in a toast to ST&HV’s reviewers: The authors, readers, and editors of ST&HV raise our glasses in your honor!                                      

Sebastian Abrahamsson, University of Amsterdam Daniel P. Aldrich, Purdue University Melissa Anderson, University of Minnesota Cecilia Asberg, Linko¨ping University Richard Ashcroft, Queen Mary University of London Thomas Asher, Social Science Research Council Andrew Baker, Queen’s University Belfast Sjoerd Bakker, Technical University of Delft Roland Bal, Erasmus University Brian Balmer, University College London Jo¨rg Balsiger, University of Geneva Daniel Barben, University of Klagenfurt Richard Barke, Georgia Tech Edwina Barvosa, University of California Anne Beaulieu, Groningen University Rachel Dowty Beech, Louisiana State University Gaymon Bennett, Arizona State University Ira Bennett, Arizona State University Elizabeth Popp Berman, State University of New York John Besley, Michigan State University Kirk Besmer, Gonzaga University Koer Beumer, Maastricht University Monamie Bhadra, Arizona State University Matthew Bietz, University of California Kean Birch, York University Wiebe Bijker, Maastricht University Brian Bloomfield, Lancaster University Hagai Boaz, Tel Aviv University Robin Boast, University of Amsterdam Stephen Bocking, Trent University Anders Blok, Copenhagen University Brian Bloomfield, Lancaster University Alexander Bogner, Institute of Technology Assessment Marianne Boenink, University of Twente Lutz Bornmann, Max Planck Society Stefan Bo¨schen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Nina Boulus, IT University of Copenhagen Steve Breyman, Rensselaer Polytechnic University

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Nik Browne, The University of York Taina Bucher, Copenhagen University Klauss Buchholz, Braunschweig University of Technology Robert Bud, The Science Museum Michael Cacciatore, University of Georgia Jane Calvert, University of Edinburgh Alberto Cambrosio, McGill University Joel R. Campbell, Troy University Lisa Campbell, Duke University Nancy Campbell, Rensselaer Polytechnic University Brendan Cantwell, Michigan State University Edgar Cardenas, Arizona State University Mark Carrigan, University of Warwick Annamaria Carusi, Copenhagen University Katherine Carroll, University of Technology, Sydney Claudia Castan˜eda, Emerson College Patrick Castel, Center for the Sociology of Organizations (CNRS) Ilan Chabay, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam Anita Chan, University of Illinois Jan Cherlet, International Land Coalition Vivan Choi, Cornell University Ivan Chompalov, Edinboro University Peter Chow-White, Simon Fraser University Tim Choy, University of California Daryl Chubin, American Association for the Advancement of Science Richard Clapp, Boston University Lawrence Cohen, University of California Simon Cohn, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Melinda Cooper, The University of Sydney Elizabeth Corley, Arizona State University Ugo Corte, Uppsala University Catherine Coveney, University of Sussex Carl Cranor, University of California Jennifer Croissant, Arizona State University Jenny-Ann Brodin Danell, Umea˚ University Katherine Darling, University of California Trudy Dehue, University of Groningen Pranav N. Desai, Jawahalal Nehru University Huub Dijstelbloem, University of Amsterdam Tobias Dienlin, University of Hohenheim Carl DiSalvo, Georgia Tech Holly Doremus, University of California Berkeley Law School Heather Douglas, University of Waterloo

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John Downer, University of Bristol Gary Downey, Virginia Tech Christina Dunbar-Hester, Rutgers University Claire Dunlop, University of Exeter Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin Rick Duque, Alabama State University Darrin Durant, York University Hallie Eakin, Arizona State University Wes Eaton, Michigan State University Steve Emery, University of Birmingham Karen Emmerman, University of Washington Lukas Engelmann, University of Cambridge Steve Epstein, Northwestern University Ingrid Erickson, Rutgers University Susan L. Erikson, Simon Fraser University James Evans, University of Chicago Robert Evans, Cardiff University Alex Faulkner, University of Sussex Jill Fisher, University of North Carolina Michael M. J. Fischer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laura Forlano, Illinois Institute of Technology Cynthia Forlini, University of Queensland Kim Fortun, Rensselaer Polytechnic University Mike Fortun, Rensselaer Polytechnic University Scott Frickel, Brown University Anna Froese, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) Augustin Fuentes, University of Notre Dame Joan Fujimura, University of Wisconsin Robert Futrell, University of Nevada Jennifer Gabrys, University of London Gordon Gauchat, University of North Carolina Monica Gaughan, Arizona State University Michael Gerrard, Columbia University Sahra Gibbon, University College London Lisa Gitelman, New York University Leland Glenna, Pennsylvania State University Benoit Godin, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique David Goldberg, University of California Jesse Goldstein, Virginia Commonwealth University Michael E. Gorman, University of Virginia Thijs Van de Graaf, Ghent University Christelle Gramaglia, National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture

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Heidi Grasswick, Middlebury College Mary Gray, Microsoft Research Katrin Gruber, IMEW Berlin Raiford Guins, Stony Brook University Carolin Ha¨ussler, University of Passau Rob Hagendijk, University of Amsterdam Willem Halffman, Radboud University Saul Halfon, Virginia Tech Sydney Halpern, University of Illinois Kristofer Hansson, Lund University Patrick Harries, University of Basel Matt Harsh, Arizona State University John Hartigan, University of Texas Elisabeth Hayes, Arizona State University Eva Hayward, University of Arizona Natali Helberger, University of Amsterdam Iina Hellsten, Free University of Amsterdam Leon Hempel, Technical University of Berlin Joseph Hermanowicz, University of Georgia Steven Hilgartner, Cornell University Richard Hindmarsh, Griffith University Lewis Holloway, University of Hull Anique Hommels, Maastricht University Klaus Hoeyer, Copenhagen University Maja Horst, Copenhagen University Allison Hui, Lancaster University Ruthanne Huising, McGill University Alex Hybel, Connecticut College Alastair Iles, University of California Lily Irani, University of California Kenji Ito, The University of Tokyo Michelle H. Jackson, University of Colorado Jeffrey Jacquet, South Dakota State University Dale Jamieson, New York University Nathalie Jas, French National Institute for Agricultural Research Catherine Jefferson, King’s College London Eli Jelly-Schapiro, University of South Carolina Casper Bruun Jensen, IT University of Copenhagen Jennifer Jenson, York University Deborah Johnson, University of Virginia Jennell Johnson, University of Wisconsin Kelly A. Joyce, Drexel University Jonathan Kahn, Hamline University

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Arne Kaijser, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Peter Karnøe, Aalborg University Matthew Kearnes, University of New South Wales Kerk Kee, Chapman University Christopher Kelty, University of California Roger Kemp, Lancaster University Julie Kent, University of the West of England Jozef Keulartz, Wageningen University Abby Kinchy, Rensselaer Polytechnic University Nicholas King, McGill University Rebecca Kingston, University of Toronto William Kinsella, North Carolina State University Asle H. Kiran, Norwegian University of Science and Technology David A. Kirby, The University of Manchester Anna Kirkland, University of Michigan Graeme Kirkpatrick, The University of Manchester Sarah Klein, University of California Daniel Kleinman, University of Wisconsin Loes Knaapen, McGill University Hubert Knoblauch, Technical University of Berlin Scott Knowels, Drexel University Marek Kohn, University of Brighton Michalis Kontopodis, University of Amsterdam Emma Kowal, Deakin University Werner Krauss, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Sheldon Krimsky, Tufts University Olga Kuchinskaya, University of Pittsburg Andreas Kuehn, Syracuse University Neelam Kumar, National Institute of Technology and Development Studies Chunglin Kwa, University of Amsterdam Ki-Seok Kwon, Hanbat National University Denise Lach, Oregon State University Henry Lambright, Syracuse University Catherina Landstrom, University of Oxford Liv Langfeldt, Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education Yvonne Latham, Lancaster University Peter Lauritsen, Aarhus University Rebecca Lave, Indiana University Erin Leahey, Arizona State University Susan E Lederer, University of Wisconsin Nick Lee, University of Warwick Sooho Lee, University of West Georgia

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Marc Lenglet, European Business School Wanda Katia Liebermann, Harvard University Paul Leonardi, Northwestern University Sabina Leonelli, University of Exeter Javier Lezaun, University of Oxford Silvia Lindtner, University of California Charles Lockhart, Texas Christian University Allison Loconto, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Scott Long, Indiana University Andreas Lo¨sch, Karlsruhe Institut fu¨r Technologie Yanni Loukissas, Georgia Tech Henry Lowood, Stanford University Mike Lynch, Cornell University Janet Lyon, Pennsylvania State University Kenneth MacDonald, University of Toronto Donald MacKenzie, University of Edinburgh Astrid Mager, University of Vienna Martin Mahony, King’s College London Lev Manovich, City University of New York Paul Martin, University of Sheffield Susan Markens, City University of New York Lauren Jade Martin, Pennsylvania State University Alice Marwick, Fordham University Manu Mathai, United Nations University Bill Maurer, University of California Carolyn McAndrews, University of Colorado Amade M’Charek, University of Amsterdam Fenwick McKelvney, Concordia University Niels Mejgaard, Aarhus University Ryan Meyer, California Ocean Science Trust Mike Michael, The University of Sydney Marsha Michie, Stanford University Michael Michie, Indigenous Science Network Mara Miele, Cardiff University Stefania Milan, University of Tilburg Carolyn Miller, North Carolina State University Paige Miller, University of Wisconsin Mara Millls, New York University Eric Monteiro, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Phil Mirowski, University of Notre Dame Sharlissa Moore, Arizona State University David Morrow, George Mason University Carl Mitcham, University of Colorado

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Robert Mitchell, Duke University Ann Marie Mol, University of Amsterdam Sharlissa Moore, Arizona State University Tiago Moreira, Durham University Dan Morrison, Pepperdine University Michael Morrison, University of Oxford Fabian Muniesa, Center for the Sociology of Innovation Francesca Musiani, French National Centre for Scientific Research Ru¨diger Mutz, ETH Zurich Natasha Myers, York University Paul Nadasdy, Cornell University Catherine Nash, Queen Mary University of London Lilly Nguyen, University of California Joachim Nieuwland, Leiden University Helen Nissenbaum, New York University Carlos Novas, Carleton University James Nyce, Ball State University Timothy L. O’Brien, University of Evansville Mathieu O’Neil, Canberra Ellen van Oost, University of Twente Nelly Oudshoorn, University of Twente Richard Owen, University of Exeter Stefan Palmie´, University of Chicago Aaron Panofsky, University of California Dimitris Papadopoulos, University of Leicester Katelyn Parady, Arizona State University Frank Pasquale, University of Maryland School of Law Bart Penders, Maastricht University Anat Pick, Queen Mary University of London Martyn Pickersgill, University of Edinburgh Alexander Pleine, Utrecht University Christian Pentzold, Technical University of Chemnitz Roopali Phadke, Macalester University Neil Pollock, University of Edinburgh Ibo Van de Poel, Technical University of Delft Jeanette Pols, University of Amsterdam Ted Porter, University of California Alain Pottage, London School of Economics Barbara Prainsack, King’s College London Amit Prasad, University of Missouri Maria Puig de la Bellacasa, University of Leicester Joanna Radin, Yale University Rayna Rapp, New York University

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Brian Rappert, University of Leicester Rob Raven, Eindhoven University Jenny Reardon, University of California Tobias Rees, McGill University Rob Reuzel, Nijmegen University Werner Reichmann, University of Konstanz Sarah Richardson, Harvard University Sarah de Rijcke, Leiden University Arie Rip, University of Twente Toni Robertson, University of Technology, Sydney Harald Rohracher, Linko¨ping University Robert Rosenberger, Georgia Tech Heather Ross, Arizona State University Ned Rossiter, University of Western Sydney Joseph Rouse, Wesleyan University Selma Sˇabanovic´, Indiana University Ricardo Ventura Santos, Universidad Nacional Auto´noma de Me´xico Henry Sauerman, Georgia Tech Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University Thomas Scheffer, Goethe University Frankfurt Volker Scheid, University of Westminster Sonja Schmidt, Virginia Tech Thomas Schnelle, Metaplan Johan Schot, University of Sussex Ralph Schroder, University of Oxford Susan Scott, London School of Economics Cynthia Selin, Arizona State University David Serlin, University of California Omnia el Shakry, University of California Nick Shapiro, Chemical Heritage Foundation Katie Shilton, University of Maryland Wes Shrum, Louisiana State University Susan Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chloe Silverman, Drexel University Elena Simakova, University of Exeter Dagmar Simon, Social Science Research Center Berlin Judith Simon, IT University of Copenhagen Debra Skinner, University of North Carolina Jenny Slatman, Maastricht University Sheila Slaughter, University of Georgia Rebecca Slayton, Stanford University Andrew Smart, Bath Spa University Johan So¨derberg, University of Gothenburg

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Knut Sorensen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Benjamin Sovacool, Aarhus University Nicola Spurling, Lancaster University Ramesh Srinivasan, University of California Niamh Stephenson, University of New South Wales Cristiano Storni, University of Limerick Yolande Strengers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seth Suman, Cornell University Jane Summerton, Linko¨ping University Petroc Sumner, Cardiff University Mikaela Sundberg, Stockholm University Bron Szerszynski, Lancaster University Joseph Tainter, Utah State University Kim TallBear, University of Texas Yu Tao, Stevens Institute of Technology Charis Thompson, University of California Davi Thornton, University of Texas Chris Till, Leeds Becket University Stefan Timmermans, University of California Sezin Topcu, Centre d’e´tude des mouvements sociaux – Institut Marcel Mauss Marc Torka, WZB Berlin Social Science Center Rebecca Tsosie, Arizona State University Nick Turnbull, University of Manchester Paul Turnbull, University of Tasmania David Tyfield, Lancaster University Itai Vardi, Boston University Derly Sanchez Vargas, Lancaster University Joe Valente, Pennsylvania State University Roli Varma, University of New Mexico Dianne Vaughan, Columbia University Niki Vermeulen, University of Edinburgh Helen Verran, University of Melbourne Sarah Wadmann, University of Copenhagen Ayo Wahlberg, Copenhagen University Catherine Waldby, University of Sydney John Walsh, Georgia Tech Richard Watermeyer, Cardiff University Nick Watson, Galsgow University Inge van der Weijden, Leiden University Jameson Wetmore, Arizona State University Ian Whitmarsh, University of California Kyle Powys Whyte, Michigan State University Victoria Wibeck, Linko¨ping University

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Aubrey Wigner, Arizona State University Harold Wilhite, University of Oslo Dana Wilson-Kovacs, University of Exeter David Winickoff, University of California Brit Ross Winthereik, IT University of Copenhagen Edward Woodhouse, Rensselaer Polytechnic University K. Bradford Wray, State University of New York Sally Wyatt, Maastricht University Stephen C. Zehr, University of Southern Indiana Ping Zhou, Zhejiang University

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