Formal representations of model-based reasoning and abduction

This special issue of the Logic Journal of the IGPL ‘Formal Representations in Model-Based Reasoning and Abduction’ is based on a selection of the papers that were presented at the International Conference Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Models and Inferences: Logical, Epistemological, and Cognitive Issues (MBR015_ITALY), held at the Centro Congressi Mediaterraneo, Sestri Levante, Italy, June 25–27, 2015, chaired by Lorenzo Magnani.