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| Type | Sunday newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner | National World |
| Editor | Neil McIntosh[1] |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Political alignment | Centre-right[2] |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh,Scotland,UK |
| Circulation | 3,996 (as of 2023)[3] |
| Sister newspapers | Edinburgh Evening News The Scotsman |
| Website | scotlandonsunday.com |
Scotland on Sunday is a Scottish Sunday newspaper, published inEdinburgh byNational World and consequently assuming the role of Sunday sister to its daily stablemateThe Scotsman. It was originally printed inbroadsheet format but in 2013 was relaunched as a tabloid. Since this latest relaunch it comprises three parts, the newspaper itself which includes the original "Insight" section, a sports section andSpectrum magazine which incorporatesAt Home, originally a separate magazine.
It backed a 'No' vote in thereferendum on Scottish independence.[4]
Scotland on Sunday was launched on 7 August 1988 and was priced at40p.
Ultimate ownership ofScotland on Sunday has changed several times since launch. The Scotsman Publications Limited, which also producesThe Scotsman,Edinburgh Evening News and theHerald & Post series of free newspapers in Edinburgh,Fife,West Lothian andPerth, was bought by the Canadian millionaireRoy Thomson in 1953.
In 1995, the group was sold to the billionaireBarclay Brothers for £85 million. They moved the group from its landmark Edinburgh office onNorth Bridge, which is now an upmarket hotel, to new offices in Holyrood Road, near where theScottish Parliament Building was subsequently built. Then in December 2005 the paper, along with the other Scotsman Publications titles, was sold to Edinburgh-based newspaper groupJohnston Press in a £160 million deal. Johnston Press entered administration in November 2018. Its assets were acquired byJPIMedia.[5]