Call for Submissions| Brill Journal

The Brill Journal History of Women Philosophers and Scientists  (JHWP) invites submissions for its 2026 issues, continuing its mission to foreground the intellectual contributions of women across the history of philosophy and sciences. 

Founded by Ruth Edith Hagengruber and Mary Ellen Waithe, the Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (JHWP) is the world’s first journal dedicated to restoring and discussing the history of the texts written by and about women philosophers. The Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists seeks to integrate women’s intellectual heritage into the canon of philosophy, the humanities, and the natural and social sciences. It publishes peer-reviewed articles about women’s contributions to these disciplines. The time period investigated by articles in the Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists ranges from 2200 BCE to the 20th century CE in both the Western and non-Western world. The Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists publishes biannually thematic issues on particular philosophical topics. Leading philosophers from all over the world in the corresponding fields serve as guest editors of the relevant issue. Each issue is a collected anthology of continuing interest. The Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists understands itself as a renewal of philosophy and a critical instrument to the hitherto studied traditions.

THEMED ISSUE 

By the beginning of the nineteenth century, there had been a significant shift in political thought. This shift arguably turned away from the Enlightenment conception of political progress as a vehicle for the moral progress of humanity and towards a more scientific conception of political and economic progress resulting from an understanding of how the economy works. Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations’ spurred growth in interest in political economy, and Jane Marcet and Harriet Martineau emerged as early popularisers and advocates of the new science of political economy that built on his work. By the middle of the century, critical texts written by women emerged in Italy, France, Germany and England, contributing to debates such as political economy, exploitation of workers, the nature of exploitation, the marriage market, the sexual economy, the defects and benefits of capitalism, women’s property rights, the nature and place of women’s work, and the economic role of the family.

OPEN ISSUE

The Journal also invites submissions on any topic related to the history of women philosophers and scientists-from antiquity to the present day, from newly discover.d sources to innovative interpretations and interdisciplinary approaches. 

We warmly encourage researchers to submit articles for the themed issue before 30 March, 2026 and for the non-themed issue before June 30, 2026. 

For further information read here: https://brill.com/view/journals/jhwp/jhwp-overview.xml

If you have any questions regarding the topic of the issue, please contact the editors-in-chief, 

Ruth Edith Hagengruber ruth.hagengruber@upb.de 

Karen A.H. Green karen.green@unimelb.edu.au.