Technological Modernization. Western and Non-Western Accounts
Year: 2026
Volume: 7
Issue: 1 (22)
Pages: 213
233
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About Us

«Technology and Language» is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal. The manifold relations of technology and language are subject from the point of view of history, linguistics, cultural studies, anthropology, philosophy, literary and media studies.

Founder and publisher: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. Periodicity of publication: 4 times a year.

In the field of philosophy and cultural studies of technology and engineering, the journal promotes research and reflection on the manifold relations of Technology and Language. These include the grammar of things, design principles, and the rules of composition for the creation of technological systems or devices. Like literature and art, technology and engineering express ideas of human nature and the good life. Language and technology intersect when cooking and building, writing and playing follow instructions or execute programs, also when games, narratives, or amusement parks are propelled by dramaturgical machinery. Technologies simultaneously make up and help navigate today‘s multilingual world by way of techniques and technologies that support language acquisition. The production of written text as well the subjects of science fiction bring new and old technologies into play. — On this wide range of issues, epistemological and ethical analysis complements empirical investigations from history and contemporary culture, from educational and engineering practice. The journal serves as a platform for an interdisciplinary community of researchers and their philosophical, cultural, historical explorations.

The journal  “Technology and Language” is indexed by Scopus .

In “Technology and Language” we care about digital preservation policy. We understand the urgency of archiving and preservation of our journal content. We ensure the accessibility of our content by transferring full-texts and metadata to Russian Scientific Electronic Library  (elibrary.ru)CyberLeninkaRussian State Library, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt  and Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Electronic Library. In the latter, data safety is ensured by data back-up according to their own internal policy.

The journal is registered by the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (ROSKOMNADZOR), the number of certificate EL No. FS 77 - 77604 dated 31.12.2019

Publication in the journal is open and free for all authors regardless of the affiliations. For readers, all content is freely available without charge. They can view, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose.

All publishing expenses are covered by the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. There is no embargo period.

All articles are subject to compulsory single-blind review. Articles are reviewed by independent reviewers who are experts on the subject of the reviewed materials.

Articles are licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. In addition, authors will sign a license agreement with the Publisher, granting the rights to original publication in Technology and Language.

Main thematic areas covered in the journal:

  • history and philosophy of technology
  • art, literature, digital culture studies
  • social relations in the technosphere
  • semiotics, technology, and the order of things
  • education and communication, professional culture
  • anthropology and technology, human-machine interactions
  • principles of construction and design

Supervising editor: Natalia Chicherina

Editor Alfred Nordmanne-mail: nordmann@phil.tu-darmstadt.de

Editor Daria Bylieva e-mail Bylieva_ds@spbstu.ru

Assistant editors: Andrea Gentili (University of Padua), Deng Pan (Shenzhen University)

Scientific reviewer: Olga Shipunova

Technical reviewer I. P. Berezovskaya

Literary editor (English language): Anna Rubtsova

Literary editor (Russian language): Victoria Lobatyuk

An integrated document of all policies and general information on this site for authors, reviewers, and readers can be downloaded here. It covers the Aims and Scope of the journal, the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement, a summary of the Peer Review Process and its guiding Principles as well as information about Manuscript Preparation and Submission.

Editorial Board

Alfred Nordmann
Alfred Nordmann
professor of philosophy
Institut für Philosophie, Darmstadt Technical University
Jon-Chao Hong
Jon-Chao Hong
Professor
Department of Industrial Education, National Taiwan Normal University
Mark Coeckelbergh
Mark Coeckelbergh
Professor of Technology and Media
Philosophy of Department, University of Vienna
Laurent Moccozet
Laurent Moccozet
Computer Science Centre, University of Geneva
Holm Altenbach
Holm Altenbach
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Moktefi Amirouche
Moktefi Amirouche
Chair of Philosophy, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology
Müürsepp Peeter Müürsepp
Müürsepp Peeter Müürsepp
Professor of philosophy and methodology of science
Tallinn University of Technology
Olga Shipunova
Olga Shipunova
Department of Social Science, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Peter Pelz
Peter Pelz
Professor
Department Mechanical Enginering, Darmstadt Technical University
Colin Milburn
Colin Milburn
STS Department Chair and Professor Science and Technology Studies
University of California, Davis
Daria Bylieva
Daria Bylieva
Department of Social Science, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Karim Javier Gherab-Martín
Karim Javier Gherab-Martín
Professor of philosophy and Scientific Director of Global Knowledge Academics
King Juan Carlos University, Madrid
 Sabine Ammon
Sabine Ammon
Head of Sustainability and Epistemic Culture of Engineering Center
Technische Universität Berlin
Joseph Siracusa
Joseph Siracusa
Dean of Global Futures
Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Birdsell David
Birdsell David
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Kean University (USA)
Natalia Chicherina
Natalia Chicherina
Director of Institute of Humanities, Chief editor
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Alexander Nesterov
Alexander Nesterov
Director of the Social Humanitarian Institute
Samara National Research University
Ilya Demin
Ilya Demin
Samara National Research University
Anastasia Lisenkova
Anastasia Lisenkova
The head of Department of Social Science
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Larisa Nikiforova
Larisa Nikiforova
Vaganova ballet Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
Olga Vladimirovna Shlykova
Olga Vladimirovna Shlykova
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Walker Trimble
Walker Trimble
Grand Canyon University
Andrea Gentili
Andrea Gentili
University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Jessica Lombard
Jessica Lombard
Institut d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques (IHPST)
Pan Deng
Pan Deng
Shenzhen University