WilliamsMemo12

Williams Memo 12 Three Journals **The first journal that I would like to publish in is called,** //**Science, Technology and Human Values**// **.** It is the journal for the Society for the Social Study of Science. It is multi-disciplinary in scope, and international in audience. It publishes original empirical research, book reviews and commentary by political scientists, historians, philosophers, sociologists and other social scientists. It is concerned with exploring "the development and dynamics of science and technology, including their relationship to politics, society and culture." Science, Technology and Human Values has an Thomson Reuters Citation Index Impact Factor of 1.711 and is ranked #3 in Social Issues (which I believe is a category created by Thomson Reuters, but was unable to confirm). Smith, David A. 1993. Technology and the Modern World-System: Some Reflections. //Science Technology Human Values// 18, no. 2: 186-195. This essay emphasizes what Smith calls the "world-system" perspective in analyzing technology and global inequality. It posits that many dimensions of technological change need to be fleshed out more carefully by social scientists in order to understand the relationship between "technological dependence" and development of LDC's. Misa, Thomas J. 1992. Theories of Technological Change: Parameters and Purposes. //Science Technology Human Values// 17, no. 1: 3-12 Misa introduces the publications in Volume 17 No. 1 of //Science, Technology and Human Values//. He does not summarize them, instead he synthesizes them by (a)discussing their four dominant definitions of __technology__ (and some of the history behind these definitions) as well as (b)discussing the purpose of theories of technological change and how these purposes relate to specific traditions of scholarship. It is a very useful synthesis/overview to guide reading on technology transfer. Gayen, Kaberi, and Robert Raeside. 2007. Social networks, normative influence and health delivery in rural Bangladesh. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 5 (September): 900-914. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.037. Controlling for social economic factors, the researchers found that the closer to the 'center' of the social network an expectant mother was, the less chance of neonatal death, however, the expectant mother was also less likely to use professional help (more likely to rely on traditional birth attendants). They suggest interventions with these "opinion leaders" to change the norms in the village. Harper, Ian. 2007. Translating ethics: Researching public health and medical practices in Nepal. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 11 (December): 2235-2247. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.08.007. Harper is interested in moving past an anthropological ethics that is based upon "informed consent." He suggests that this legalization of ethics in this neoliberal age of globalization privileges the social scientist, pharmaceutical company and medical physician instead of protecting the individual -- its original intent. He is interested in descriptive rather than prescriptive ethics (I am not really sure what he means by this) and would like to make discursive space for ethnographies of ethics in anthropology using the internet as a tool. This journal does not state explicitly that it is peer-reviewed, so I believe that it is not peer-reviewed. It is not carried by the Rensselaer library and I could not determine its 2007 impact factor. It may be more appropriate for my graduate student work, but many publications in this venue may not position me well for (eventual) tenure. Thorsteinsdottir, Halla, Peter A Singer, and A. S. Daar. 2007. Innovation Cultures in Developing Countries: The Case of Health Biotechnology. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 5, no. 2 (August): 178-201. doi:10.1353/ctt.2007.0028. I have asked the corresponding author of the article, "Innovation Cultures in Developing Countries: The Case of Health Biotechnology" for a copy of her article, which appears to be a case study comparing seven countries' development of health biotechnology (Brazil, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, South Africa, and South Korea). Dr. Thorsteinsdottir uses a theory called "innovation systems" to examine innovation development quantitatively and also, qualitatively by semi-structured interviews. Chul-Young Roh. 2008. Telemedicine: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Where It Will Go. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 6, no. 1: 35-55 This article was in the sample free issue. It provides a discussion of a paradigm shift in health care delivery in the form of the advent of telemedicine. It modifies Roger's theory of diffusion to look at sustained telemedicine implementation and growth in Tennessee. It makes suggestions on how to develop state and national telemedicine networks. I do not believe that these three journals represent the only journals that I will publish in. I suspect that it possibly will be useful to publish in //Health Policy (Impact Factor 1.141), Sociology of Health & Illness (Impact Factor 1.759),// //World Development (Impact Factor 1.565)//, //Social Studies of Science// //(Impact Factor 1.651)//as well as some sort of journal on alternative design for my dissertation work. Also, I have not investigated whether any of these publishers are open-source, or not, which may influence my decision to publish with them. In the future, I will attempt to write some sort of newspaper article, or blog, or, magazine article to publish simultaneously with a more scholarly article. I believe that this will help build the identity of what STS scholars do. Also, it will help me with my writing. And it will force me to think more reflectively on how my work is actually helping my community (where community may be differently defined depending on what my published work is about).
 * Article 1**
 * Article 2**
 * List of Five**
 * 1) Faulkner, Wendy. 1994. Conceptualizing Knowledge Used in Innovation: A Second Look at the Science-Technology Distinction and Industrial Innovation. //Science Technology Human Values// 19, no. 4: 425-458.
 * 2) Kelly, Susan E. 2003. Public Bioethics and Publics: Consensus, Boundaries, and Participation in Biomedical Science Policy. //Science Technology Human Values// 28, no. 3: 339-364.
 * 3) Lowy, Ilana, and Jean Paul Gaudilliere. 2008. Localizing the Global: Testing for Hereditary Risks of Breast Cancer. //Science Technology Human Values// 33, no. 3: 299-325.
 * 4) Misa, Thomas J. 1992. Theories of Technological Change: Parameters and Purposes. //Science Technology Human Values// 17, no. 1: 3-12.
 * 5) Rogers, Juan D, and Barry Bozeman. 2001. "Knowledge Value Alliances": An Alternative to the R&D Project Focus in Evaluation. //Science Technology Human Values// 26, no. 1: 23-55.
 * 6) Saetnan, Ann Rudinow. 1991. Rigid Politics and Technological Flexibility: The Anatomy of a Failed Hospital Innovation. //Science Technology Human Values// 16, no. 4: 419-447.
 * 7) Smith, David A. 1993. Technology and the Modern World-System: Some Reflections. //Science Technology Human Values// 18, no. 2: 186-195.
 * The second journal that I would like to publish in is called,** //**Social Science and Medicine**//**.** This journal is topically oriented in six parts: Medical Psychology & Medical Sociology, Medical Anthropology, Medical Economics, Medical Geography, Medical Psychology, and Medical & Social Ethics. They have recently stopped doing book reviews and introduced a section on debates and commentary for interesting articles, which I think is great for intellectual discussion and community building. Otherwise they publish "[o]riginal research reports and critical or analytical reviews in any area of theory, policy or research relevant to health and illness." Specifically, the author guidelines ask for original research, critical reviews, or commentary. It has an impact factor of 2.454, which is quite good for a social science journal (I believe, considering their prevalence. I have seen this reduction of measurable impact because of the prevalence of engineering journals too). A review of the special issues indicates a definite international and comparative empirical research interest. Side note: when I looked at the impact factors for this Soc Sci & Med as well as STHV, I found that Soc Sci& Med self-cites articles in previous issues more than STHV does.
 * Article 1**
 * Article 2**
 * List of Five**
 * 1) Brown, Tim, and Morag Bell. 2008. Imperial or postcolonial governance? Dissecting the genealogy of a global public health strategy. //Social Science & Medicine// 67, no. 10 (November): 1571-1579. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.07.027.
 * 2) Cummins, Steven, Sarah Curtis, Ana V. Diez-Roux, and Sally Macintyre. 2007. Understanding and representing [`]place' in health research: A relational approach. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 9 (November): 1825-1838. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.036.
 * 3) Faulkner, Alex, and Julie Kent. 2001. Innovation and regulation in human implant technologies: developing comparative approaches. //Social Science & Medicine// 53, no. 7 (October): 895-913. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00389-0.
 * 4) Gatrell, Anthony C. 2005. Complexity theory and geographies of health: a critical assessment. //Social Science & Medicine// 60, no. 12 (June): 2661-2671. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.002.
 * 5) Gayen, Kaberi, and Robert Raeside. 2007. Social networks, normative influence and health delivery in rural Bangladesh. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 5 (September): 900-914. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.037.
 * 6) Harper, Ian. 2007. Translating ethics: Researching public health and medical practices in Nepal. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 11 (December): 2235-2247. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.08.007.
 * 7) Kotwal, Atul. 2005. Innovation, diffusion and safety of a medical technology: a review of the literature on injection practices. //Social Science & Medicine// 60, no. 5 (March): 1133-1147. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.06.044.
 * 8) Lehoux, Pascale, Genevi�ve Daudelin, Blake Poland, Gavin J. Andrews, and Dave Holmes. 2007. Designing a better place for patients: Professional struggles surrounding satellite and mobile dialysis units. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 7 (October): 1536-1548. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.029.
 * 9) Munira, Syarifah Liza, and Scott A. Fritzen. 2007. What influences government adoption of vaccines in developing countries? A policy process analysis. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 8 (October): 1751-1764. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.054.
 * 10) Schumaker, Lynette Louise, and Virginia A. Bond. 2008. Antiretroviral therapy in Zambia: Colours, [`]spoiling', [`]talk' and the meaning of antiretrovirals. //Social Science & Medicine// 67, no. 12 (December): 2126-2134. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.006.
 * 11) Waitzkin, Howard, Rebeca Jasso-Aguilar, Angela Landwehr, and Carolyn Mountain. 2005. Global trade, public health, and health services: Stakeholders' constructions of the key issues. //Social Science & Medicine// 61, no. 5 (September): 893-906. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.01.010.
 * The third journal that I would like to publish in is called,** //**Comparative Technology Transfer and Society**//**.** It was established in 2003 as an interdisciplinary and international journal for researchers and scholars. It claims to include both comparative and analytical work on innovation processes and the implications of technology transfer (i.e. nature, society, intellectual property, etc.) However, a quick scan of the article abstracts found in April 2008 and August 2008 shows that perhaps 33-50% of the journal contains articles on some aspect of the history of technology transfer. This makes sense, as the list of societies affiliated with this journal include Society of the History of Technology (which has its own peer-reviewed journal called Technology & Culture). Judging by this, I would expect that an original empirical contribution is expected by this journal.
 * Article 1**
 * Article 2**
 * List of Five**
 * 1) Chul-Young Roh. 2008. Telemedicine: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Where It Will Go. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 6, no. 1: 35-55.
 * 2) Faley, Timothy L., and Michael. Sharer. 2005. Technology Transfer and Innovation: Reexamining and Broadening the Perspective of the Transfer of Discoveries Resulting From Government-Sponsored Research. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 3, no. 2: 109-128.
 * 3) Lockemann, P. C. 2004. Technology Transfer: Political Pressure, Economic Necessity, Social Phenomenon, Financial Reward, or Intellectual Pleasure? //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 2, no. 2: 133-173.
 * 4) Melnick, Vijaya L., and Daniel. Melnick. 2007. Innovation and Development: India as an Example. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 5, no. 2: 202-223.
 * 5) Peng, Bin-Win., Houn-Gee. Chen, and Bou-Wen. Lin. 2006. A Taiwan Research Institute as a Technology Business Incubator: ITRI and Its Spin-Offs. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 4, no. 1: 1-18.
 * 6) Reisman, Arnold. 2005. Comparative Technology Transfer: A Tale of Development in Neighboring Countries, Israel and Turkey. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 3, no. 3: 303-350.
 * 7) Sobol, Marion Gross., and M. Karen. Newell. 2003. Barriers to and Measurements of the Diffusion of Technology from the University to Industry. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 1, no. 3: 255-276.
 * 8) Thorsteinsdottir, Halla, Peter A Singer, and A. S. Daar. 2007. Innovation Cultures in Developing Countries: The Case of Health Biotechnology. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 5, no. 2 (August): 178-201. doi:10.1353/ctt.2007.0028.
 * 9) Zuñiga, María Pluvia., Alenka. Guzmán, and Flor. Brown Grossman. 2007. Technology Acquisition Strategies in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Mexico. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 5, no. 3: 274-296.

Memo 12 Draft - missing articles for journal 2. I will post the final version above this.

Williams Memo 12 Three Journals **The first journal that I would like to publish in is called,** //**Science, Technology and Human Values**// **.** Xxx Science, Technology and Human Values has an Thomson Reuters Citation Index Impact Factor of 1.711. Xxx Misa, Thomas J. 1992. Theories of Technological Change: Parameters and Purposes xxx xxx This journal does not state explicitly that it is peer-reviewed, so I believe that it is not peer-reviewed. It is not carried by the Rensselaer library and I could not determine its 2007 impact factor. It may be more appropriate for my graduate student work, but many publications in this venue may not position me well for (eventual) tenure. I have asked the corresponding author of the article, "Innovation Cultures in Developing Countries: The Case of Health Biotechnology" for a copy of her article, which appears to be a case study comparing seven countries' development of health biotechnology (Brazil, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, South Africa, and South Korea). Dr. Thorsteinsdottir uses a theory called "innovation systems" to examine innovation development quantitatively by publishing rates, xxxx and xxx, also, qualitatively by semi-structured interviews. This article provides a discussion of a paradigm shift in health care delivery in the form of the advent of telemedicine. It modifies Roger's theory of diffusion to look at sustained telemedicine implementation and growth in Tennessee. It makes suggestions on how to develop state and national telemedicine networks. I do not believe that these three journals represent the only journals that I will publish in. I suspect that it possibly will be useful to publish in //Health Policy (Impact Factor 1.141), Sociology of Health & Illness (Impact Factor 1.759),// //World Development (Impact Factor 1.565)//, //Social Studies of Science// //(Impact Factor 1.651)//as well as some sort of journal on alternative design for my dissertation work. Also, I have not investigated whether any of these publishers are open-source, or not, which may influence my decision to publish with them. In the future, I will attempt to write some sort of newspaper article, or blog, or, magazine article to publish simultaneously with a more scholarly article. I believe that this will help build the identity of what STS scholars do. Also, it will help me with my writing. And it will force me to think more reflectively on how my work is actually helping my community (where community may be differently defined depending on what my published work is about).
 * Memo12: Three Journals**
 * 1) three journals
 * 2) describe the types of articles the journal publishes, noting what counts as an argument, how arguments are supported and whether an original empirical or theoretical contribution is expected.
 * 3) provide brief descriptions (2-3 sentences) of at least two articles form the journal
 * 4) list of at least five articles on topics similar or related to your topic – articles that yours will be in conversation with. These lists should be of the sort published at culanth.org (as thematic lists and also at the end of promotional text for a particular essay
 * Article 1**
 * Article 2**
 * List of Five**
 * 1) Faulkner, Wendy. 1994. Conceptualizing Knowledge Used in Innovation: A Second Look at the Science-Technology Distinction and Industrial Innovation. //Science Technology Human Values// 19, no. 4: 425-458.
 * 2) Kelly, Susan E. 2003. Public Bioethics and Publics: Consensus, Boundaries, and Participation in Biomedical Science Policy. //Science Technology Human Values// 28, no. 3: 339-364.
 * 3) Lowy, Ilana, and Jean Paul Gaudilliere. 2008. Localizing the Global: Testing for Hereditary Risks of Breast Cancer. //Science Technology Human Values// 33, no. 3: 299-325.
 * 4) Misa, Thomas J. 1992. Theories of Technological Change: Parameters and Purposes. //Science Technology Human Values// 17, no. 1: 3-12.
 * 5) Rogers, Juan D, and Barry Bozeman. 2001. "Knowledge Value Alliances": An Alternative to the R&D Project Focus in Evaluation. //Science Technology Human Values// 26, no. 1: 23-55.
 * 6) Saetnan, Ann Rudinow. 1991. Rigid Politics and Technological Flexibility: The Anatomy of a Failed Hospital Innovation. //Science Technology Human Values// 16, no. 4: 419-447.
 * The second journal that I would like to publish in is called,** //**Social Science and Medicine**//**.** This journal is topically oriented in six parts: Medical Psychology & Medical Sociology, Medical Anthropology, Medical Economics, Medical Geography, Medical Psychology, and Medical & Social Ethics. They have recently stopped doing book reviews and introduced a section on debates and commentary for interesting articles, which I think is great for intellectual discussion and community building. Otherwise they publish "[o]riginal research reports and critical or analytical reviews in any area of theory, policy or research relevant to health and illness." Specifically, the author guidelines ask for original research, critical reviews, or commentary. It has an impact factor of 2.454, which is quite good for a social science journal (I believe, considering their prevalence. I have seen this reduction of measurable impact in the prevalence of engineering journals too). A review of the special issues indicates a definite international and comparative empirical research interest.
 * Article 1**
 * Article 2**
 * List of Five**
 * 1) Brown, Tim, and Morag Bell. 2008. Imperial or postcolonial governance? Dissecting the genealogy of a global public health strategy. //Social Science & Medicine// 67, no. 10 (November): 1571-1579. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.07.027.
 * 2) Cummins, Steven, Sarah Curtis, Ana V. Diez-Roux, and Sally Macintyre. 2007. Understanding and representing [`]place' in health research: A relational approach. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 9 (November): 1825-1838. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.036.
 * 3) Faulkner, Alex, and Julie Kent. 2001. Innovation and regulation in human implant technologies: developing comparative approaches. //Social Science & Medicine// 53, no. 7 (October): 895-913. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00389-0.
 * 4) Gatrell, Anthony C. 2005. Complexity theory and geographies of health: a critical assessment. //Social Science & Medicine// 60, no. 12 (June): 2661-2671. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.002.
 * 5) Gayen, Kaberi, and Robert Raeside. 2007. Social networks, normative influence and health delivery in rural Bangladesh. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 5 (September): 900-914. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.037.
 * 6) Harper, Ian. 2007. Translating ethics: Researching public health and medical practices in Nepal. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 11 (December): 2235-2247. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.08.007.
 * 7) Kotwal, Atul. 2005. Innovation, diffusion and safety of a medical technology: a review of the literature on injection practices. //Social Science & Medicine// 60, no. 5 (March): 1133-1147. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.06.044.
 * 8) Lehoux, Pascale, Genevi�ve Daudelin, Blake Poland, Gavin J. Andrews, and Dave Holmes. 2007. Designing a better place for patients: Professional struggles surrounding satellite and mobile dialysis units. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 7 (October): 1536-1548. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.029.
 * 9) Munira, Syarifah Liza, and Scott A. Fritzen. 2007. What influences government adoption of vaccines in developing countries? A policy process analysis. //Social Science & Medicine// 65, no. 8 (October): 1751-1764. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.054.
 * 10) Schumaker, Lynette Louise, and Virginia A. Bond. 2008. Antiretroviral therapy in Zambia: Colours, [`]spoiling', [`]talk' and the meaning of antiretrovirals. //Social Science & Medicine// 67, no. 12 (December): 2126-2134. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.006.
 * 11) Waitzkin, Howard, Rebeca Jasso-Aguilar, Angela Landwehr, and Carolyn Mountain. 2005. Global trade, public health, and health services: Stakeholders' constructions of the key issues. //Social Science & Medicine// 61, no. 5 (September): 893-906. doi:doi: DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.01.010.
 * The third journal that I would like to publish in is called,** //**Comparative Technology Transfer and Society**//**.** It was established in 2003 as an interdisciplinary and international journal for researchers and scholars. It claims to include both comparative and analytical work on innovation processes and the implications of technology transfer (i.e. nature, society, intellectual property, etc.) However, a quick scan of the article abstracts found in April 2008 and August 2008 shows that perhaps 33-50% of the journal contains articles on some aspect of the history of technology transfer. This makes sense, as the list of societies affiliated with this journal include Society of the History of Technology (which has its own peer-reviewed journal called Technology & Culture). Judging by this, I would expect that an original empirical contribution is expected by this journal.
 * Article 1**
 * Article 2**
 * List of Five**
 * 1) Chul-Young Roh. 2008. Telemedicine: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Where It Will Go. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 6, no. 1: 35-55.
 * 2) Faley, Timothy L., and Michael. Sharer. 2005. Technology Transfer and Innovation: Reexamining and Broadening the Perspective of the Transfer of Discoveries Resulting From Government-Sponsored Research. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 3, no. 2: 109-128.
 * 3) Lockemann, P. C. 2004. Technology Transfer: Political Pressure, Economic Necessity, Social Phenomenon, Financial Reward, or Intellectual Pleasure? //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 2, no. 2: 133-173.
 * 4) Melnick, Vijaya L., and Daniel. Melnick. 2007. Innovation and Development: India as an Example. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 5, no. 2: 202-223.
 * 5) Peng, Bin-Win., Houn-Gee. Chen, and Bou-Wen. Lin. 2006. A Taiwan Research Institute as a Technology Business Incubator: ITRI and Its Spin-Offs. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 4, no. 1: 1-18.
 * 6) Reisman, Arnold. 2005. Comparative Technology Transfer: A Tale of Development in Neighboring Countries, Israel and Turkey. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 3, no. 3: 303-350.
 * 7) Sobol, Marion Gross., and M. Karen. Newell. 2003. Barriers to and Measurements of the Diffusion of Technology from the University to Industry. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 1, no. 3: 255-276.
 * 8) Zuñiga, María Pluvia., Alenka. Guzmán, and Flor. Brown Grossman. 2007. Technology Acquisition Strategies in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Mexico. //Comparative Technology Transfer and Society// 5, no. 3: 274-296.