The Scientist (magazine)


The Scientist is a professional magazine intended for life scientists. Coverage includes articles on recently published research papers, current research, techniques, important career news, profiles of established and up and coming scientists, publishing, research integrity and best practices, as well as other columns and reports of interest to its readers.
The editor-in-chief is Bob Grant.

Overview

Its aim is to provide print and online coverage of the latest developments in life sciences research, technology, careers, and business. Subject matter covered by the magazine includes:
The Scientist was founded by Eugene Garfield in 1986. The magazine is published monthly and is available in print and digital formats. Its closure was announced in October 2011, but then the LabX Media Group announced its intent to purchase and continue publishing it. The Group officially acquired the magazine at the end of October 2011.

Top 10 Innovations Survey

Since 2008, The Scientist has conferred awards for the top innovations in science technology: Nominations are submitted; entries are reviewed by a panel of judges; and the winners are announced annually in the December edition of the magazine.

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Website

The Scientist offers a website that complements the print version by offering life science news and multimedia features, attracting roughly 1.2 million unique page views each month, according to Google Analytics.

Social media

In 2011, The Scientist launched a Facebook page to deliver its content in the social media realm. The page now has more than 2 million page likes and fosters a highly engaged community of readers.
Since then, The Scientist has launched special interest Facebook pages to share the latest research developments in different life science topics In December 2018, it was announced that some pages would be renamed and refocused for a more cohesive community. These pages boast a combined viewership of more than 1.6 million page views and are known as:
The Scientist also maintains Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts.

Awards

The Scientist has won many awards, including most recently: