Constructivist Foundations is an international triannual peer-reviewed academic journal that focuses on constructivist approaches to science and philosophy, including radical constructivism, enactive cognitive science, second-order cybernetics, biology of cognition and the theory of autopoietic systems, and non-dualizing philosophy. It was established in 2005 and the editor-in-chief is Alexander Riegler (Free University of Brussels).
Content The journal publishes scholarly articles with empirical, formal or conceptual content, survey articles providing an extensive overview, target articles which are openly discussed in commentaries, opinions, and book reviews. In addition to regular issues, the journal occasionally publishes special issues.
Statistics (as of November 2019)
42 issues 613 authors 1071 scholarly texts 4,724 pages 12,983 readers
Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Current Contents/Arts & Humanities, Philosopher's Index, PhilPapers, Scopus, and Education Research Complete.
History The inaugural issue of Constructivist Foundations was presented at the 2005 meeting of the American Society for Cybernetics.
Originally, the articles in CF were meant to explore mainly von Glasersfeld's radical constructivism. The scope expanded to include "constructivist approaches."Riegler A. (2019) Publish or perish: Opportunities for constructivists. In: Hug T., Mitterer J. & Schorner M. (eds.) Radical constructivism: Past, present and future. Proceedings of the Ernst von Glasersfeld Centenary Conference 2017. Innsbruck University Press, Innsbruck: 455–474.
See also Constructivist epistemology Autopoiesis Cybernetics Enactivism Neurophenomenology Heinz von Foerster Ernst von Glasersfeld Ranulph Glanville
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