The conceptual foundations of physics have been constantly revised since the discipline’s earliest days, and this continues today. Discussion of foundational issues has always been a major tool for progress, on par with observations, experiments, mathematics and theoretical modelling.
 
Today, insightful reflection on the conceptual structures of physics is of particular importance, given the nature of open problems such as understanding the quantum properties of gravity, the nature of measurement in quantum mechanics, the primary cause of irreversibility, or the role of information in physics.

Foundations of Physics provides a forum for discussing such fundamental issues at the highest professional level, among scientists, mathematicians and philosophers. The journal welcomes papers on conceptual and foundational aspects of topics including (but not limited to) special and general relativity, quantum theory, classical and quantum field theory, quantum gravity, unified theories, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, cosmology and information theory.

The journal welcomes both research and review-type articles, which may be in the form of perspective papers or essays. Prospective authors of review-type articles are encouraged to first contact the Editor-in-Chief with their proposal. The journal also welcomes proposals for topical collections that review novel developments from different perspectives. The journal may invite shorter contributions that raise valuable discussion points as “Letters-to-the-Editor”. Foundations of Physics also publishes book reviews; prospective authors should contact the journal’s book review editor.

Considering the broad appeal of the topics addressed by the journal, and the correspondingly high number of submissions from professionals and non-professionals alike, the journal does not assume any obligation to prove or disprove the correctness or relevance of the manuscripts submitted. The acceptance or rejection of a paper, whether directly or after consultation with reviewers, reflects the judgement of the current editorial board. In particular, the journal reserves the right to desk-reject contributions without further explanation. Appeals are possible. It is at the discretion of the acting Editor-in-Chief to grant or deny an appeal. Likewise, acceptance of a paper does not imply endorsement of its content; rather, it reflects the editorial board’s judgement regarding the contribution’s relevance and quality.

Chief Editor: 
Carlo Rovelli, Centre de Physique Theorique de Luminy, Marseille, France
Managing Editor:
Fedde Benedictus, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Editors: 
Sean Carroll, Caltech, USA;
Dennis Dieks, Utrecht University, The Netherlands;
Klaas Landsman, Radboud University, The Netherlands;
Laura Ruetsche, University of Michigan, USA;
Jos Uffink, University of Minnesota, USA;
Jean-Philippe Uzan, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
Associate Editors
Markus Müller, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Austria 
Patricia Palacios, University of Salzburg, Austria
Francesca Vidotto, University of Western Ontario, Canada
James O. Weatherall, University of California, USA
Magdalena Zych, University of Queensland, Australia
Advisory Board:
Fedde Benedictus, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Jeffrey Bub, University of Maryland, MD, U.S.A.;
Xavier Calmet, University of Sussex, UK;
Arthur Fine, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A;
Robert Geroch, University of Chicago, IL, U.S.A.;
Sheldon Goldstein, Rutgers University, NJ, U.S.A.;
Alan Kostelecky, Indiana University, IN, U.S.A.;
Tim Maudlin, Rutgers University, Bloomington, U.S.A.;
Lee Smolin, Perimeter Institute, Canada;
Gerard 't Hooft, Utrecht University, The Netherlands;
C. Anton Zeilinger, University of Vienna, Austria;
Wojciech H. Zurek, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, U.S.A.

Founding Editors: Wolfgang Yourgrau; Henry Margenau

Past Board Members:
Asim O. Barut; Peter G. Bergmann; David Bohm; Nikolai N. Bogolubov; Louis de Broglie; Robert H. Dicke; Vladimir Fock; Murray Gell-Mann; Daniel Greenberger; Lajos Jánossy; André Mercier; Alwyn van der Merwe; Christian Möller; Louis Néel; Lars Onsager; Rudolf Peierls; Asher Peres; Ilya Prigogine; Nathan Rosen; Arthur Ruark; Abdus Salam; Abner Shimony; John l. Synge; Albert Szent-Gyorgy; Jean-Pierre Vigier; Mikhail Vol'kenshtein