JSPG Releases Volume 25, Issue 1 - 2024 SUMMER STANDARD ISSUE

Washington, DC (October 30, 2024) – The Journal of Science Policy & Governance (​JSPG) and the National Science Policy Network (NSPN) are pleased to release Volume 25, Issue 01, the 2024 summer standard issue of the journal.

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“JSPG is honored to publish this excellent collection of articles ahead of the 2024 US elections. We hope that these publications can help inform voters and policymakers alike, reflecting on key challenges where science and policy intersect, including water resource governance, and AI in healthcare, abortion care, and more. Our authors provide a showcase for the many ways scientists can support underserved communities in policy negotiations,” said Andy Sanchez, JSPG Editor-in-Chief.

The summer standard issue includes sixteen articles on topics ranging from policies to grow the semiconductor workforce to equitable Baconora production, racial bias in artificial intelligence, Indigenous water governance, and interstate abortion care after the U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs decision.

“We have always prided ourselves at JSPG for shedding light on critical STEM policy topics, and our latest standard issue continues that tradition in the most timely fashion, on the eve of an unprecedented electoral crossroads of the world’s largest economy. The strong leaning toward US-based topics is a testament to our partnership with the National Science Policy Network, a fellow organization leading on the engagement of early-career professionals, fellows, and students. This final standard issue of 2024 represents a rigorous examination of how science policy can better serve diverse communities and accelerate technological progress. The issue's breadth spans sustainable agriculture, transportation innovations, and semiconductor manufacturing, while tackling complex topics such as criminal justice, scientific publishing reform, indigenous inclusion, and federal R&D priorities—offering policymakers and interested parties evidence-based insights for navigating many of today's most urgent societal needs,” said Julianne McCall, JSPG CEO & Managing Publisher. ​

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ABOUT JSPG
The Journal of Science Policy & Governance is an open-access peer-reviewed publication dedicated to elevating students, post-docs, policy fellows and young scholars in science, technology, and innovation policy and governance worldwide. JSPG​ publishes articles for audiences in policymaking settings. Since 2011, JSPG has served as a publication and training platform for students and early career professionals to orient their scientific approach toward issues in science policy. Visit sciencepolicyjournal.org and follow on social media (LinkedIn and X).

ABOUT NSPN
The National Science Policy Network (NSPN) is a non-profit representing early career science policy, advocacy, and diplomacy groups distributed across the country, focused on providing a platform for sharing resources, building relationships, and training the next generation of scientists and engineers to be pivotal voices in all levels of policy making.. Visit scipolnetwork.org and follow on Twitter @scipolnetwork to learn more.​​