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 Cover of the November 16, 2013, issue | |
| Editor in Chief | Nancy Shute[1] |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Tom Siegfried,Edwin Emery Slosson,Kendrick Frazier, Robert J. Trotter, Joel Greenberg, Julie Ann Miller |
| Categories | Science |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Maya Ajmera |
| Total circulation (2024) | 107,166 |
| First issue | 1922 |
| Company | Society for Science |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Washington, D.C. |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0036-8423 |
Science News (SN) is an American monthlymagazine devoted to articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technicaljournals. The periodical has been described as having a scope across "all sciences" and as having "up to date" coverage.[2]
Science News has been published since 1922 by theSociety for Science & the Public, anon-profit organization founded byE. W. Scripps in 1920. American chemistEdwin Slosson served as the publication's first editor. From 1922 to 1966, it was calledScience News Letter.[3] The title was changed toScience News with the March 12, 1966, issue (vol. 89, no. 11).[4]
Tom Siegfried was the editor from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, Siegfried stepped down, and Eva Emerson became the Editor in Chief of the magazine. In 2017, Eva Emerson stepped down to become the editor of a new digital magazine,Annual Reviews. On February 1, 2018, Nancy Shute became the Editor in Chief of the magazine.[citation needed]
In April 2008, the magazine changed from a weekly format to a biweekly format, and the website was redeployed. The April 12 issue (Vol.173 #15) was the last weekly issue. The first biweekly issue (Vol.173 #16) was dated May 10 and featured a new design. The 4-week break between the last weekly issue and the first biweekly issue was explained in the Letter from the Publisher (p. 227) in the April 12 issue.[citation needed]
In January 2025, the magazine began publishing on a monthly basis, with significant changes to style, format, and physical aspects.[5]
The articles of the magazine are placed under "News":
The articles featured on the magazine's cover are placed under "Features". The departments that remain constant from issue to issue are:
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