Leo Corry Leaves Editorship of Science in Context

After nearly ten years, Leo Corry is leaving his post as co-editor of Science in Context and will remain as a consulting editor.

When he accepted the nomination as co-editor of Science in Context, the journal was facing a turning point of major importance. Like other academic journals, it was on the verge of going online. Today, the electronic and print versions are seamlessly integrated, and, in fact, the online version attracts more readers than the printed one.

In his role as editor, Leo Corry has succeeded in combining the historian's tradition of rigorous scholarship with the curiosity and open mindedness of the liberal savant whose interest spans a wide range of visible as well as forgotten or emerging issues. He has kept abreast of recent trends while not ignoring the fascinating margins of the history of science and scholarship. Thanks to his work, the journal has published heady articles on the sciences in various Spanish-speaking and lusophone countries as well as in the history and philosophy of mathematics. Indeed, this journal presented various surveys of regional histories, such as the history of science in Russia and the history of science in Latin America.

As editor, Leo Corry has largely been responsible for streamlining the everyday work at our editorial office in Tel Aviv allowing Science in Context to adapt its working routines to the constraints of a globalized economy. While remaining largely transparent to readers, the stability and efficiency he introduced have been enjoyed by the contributors and members of the board.

The fruits of Leo Corry's work can be seen in the pages of Science in Context published over the last decade and will be apparent in our ability to face new and unforeseeable challenges in the years to come. We would like to thank him for having devoted his time and energy to the thrilling, and sometimes rather complex, experience of running an unusual and unconventional journal.

• Asaf Goldschmidt

• Miriam Greenfield

• Boaz Hagin

• Alexandre Métraux

• Jürgen Renn