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Dear Colleagues,

Biosocial studies encompass a set of approaches constituted by the knowledge space generated by the interaction between biology, health, environmental and sociology. This space takes us back to the beginnings of social studies, where biology and social sciences walked side by side. Currently, these studies are being revitalized. Today, biosocial studies are concerned with understanding the evolution of society from this triple perspective: biological, social and health. In this sense, biological research allows us to understand the basic mechanisms of the conformation of society (molecular sociology, sociobiology, etc.), health research allows us to delve into the social determinants of care and biomedical problems (rare diseases, mental illnesses, etc.) and social studies help us to relate biological and care information to implement a more equitable, more democratic and appropriately structured society.

Therefore, from the Societies we want to contribute to strengthen this discipline and its research. When we think of biosocial research, we automatically think of medicine. However, the relationship between genetics and society, epigenetics, social evolution, the environment and the social, care, biomedicine, etc. can also be present in this field of study. In short, the biosocial study is a diverse and plural set of approaches of great interest and relevance for today's world. In this Topic, we want to bring together the best of international biosocial research. Thus, we hope to present the work of social scientists interested in and concerned with the environment, health, disease, biology, disability, aging, climate, and energies as they relate to society. All these approaches also require a broad methodological perspective, so the issue is open to theoretical and empirical (quantitative and qualitative) papers. We believe that studies of a conceptual nature with future hypotheses would also be of great interest. This issue aims to advance biosocial studies from a broad and diversified approach. The biosocial study helps us to better understand the surrounding reality. This is evident if we consider, for a moment, the numerous studies on SARS-CoV-2, or the possibilities that social sciences offer to biomedicine or the science of care. On the other hand, we would like this issue to help biologists understand that the social sciences can help and complement their research. All in all, this is an exciting and thought-provoking topic.
 

Prof. Dr. Juan R. Coca
Dr. Adolfo Cordero-Rivera
Dr. Isabel Castro-Piedras
Topic Editors

Keywords

  • social evolution
  • social biomedicine
  • health
  • biology–society relations
  • social environmental
  • biosocial constraints

Participating Journals

Biology
Open Access
8,544 Articles
Launched in 2012
3.5Impact Factor
7.4CiteScore
17 DaysMedian Time to First Decision
Q1Highest JCR Category Ranking
Epigenomes
Open Access
294 Articles
Launched in 2017
3.5Impact Factor
4.4CiteScore
20 DaysMedian Time to First Decision
Q2Highest JCR Category Ranking
Societies
Open Access
1,753 Articles
Launched in 2011
1.6Impact Factor
3.0CiteScore
34 DaysMedian Time to First Decision
Q2Highest JCR Category Ranking
Life
Open Access
10,345 Articles
Launched in 2011
3.4Impact Factor
6.0CiteScore
19 DaysMedian Time to First Decision
Q1Highest JCR Category Ranking
Healthcare
Open Access
14,564 Articles
Launched in 2013
2.7Impact Factor
4.7CiteScore
21 DaysMedian Time to First Decision
Q2Highest JCR Category Ranking

Published Papers