Editing Social epistemology (section)

==Present and future concerns==
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In both stages, both varieties of social epistemology remain largely "academic" or "theoretical" projects. Yet both emphasize the social significance of knowledge and therefore the cultural value of social epistemology itself. A range of journals publishing social epistemology welcome papers that include a policy dimension. 

More practical applications of social epistemology can be found in the areas of [[library science]], [[academic publishing]], guidelines for scientific authorship and collaboration, [[knowledge policy]] and debates over the role of the Internet in knowledge transmission and creation.

Social epistemology is still considered a relatively new addition to philosophy, with its problems and theories still fresh and in rapid movement.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Schmitt|first1=Frederick F.|last2=Scholz|first2=Oliver R.|date=2010|title=Introduction: The History of Social Epistemology|journal=Episteme|volume=7|issue=1|pages=1–6|doi=10.3366/E174236000900077X|issn=1750-0117|doi-access=free}}</ref> Of increasing importance is social epistemology developments within transdisciplinarity as manifested by media ecology.