''The Scientist'' is a
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intended for
life scientists
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. 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
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Bob Grant.
Overview
The main purpose of the magazine 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: groundbreaking research, industry innovations, careers, financial topics, economics of science, scientific ethics, profiles of scientists, lab tools, scientific publishing, techniques, product spotlight, and guides
History
''The Scientist'' was founded by
Eugene Garfield
Eugene Eli Garfield (September 16, 1925 – February 26, 2017) was an American linguist and businessman, one of the founders of bibliometrics and scientometrics. He helped to create ''Current Contents'', ''Science Citation Index'' (SCI), ''Journ ...
in 1986.
In 1988, Garfield sold ''The Scientist'', part of the ''
Institute for Scientific Information
The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) was an academic publishing service, founded by Eugene Garfield in Philadelphia in 1956. ISI offered scientometric and bibliographic database services. Its specialty was citation indexing and analysis, ...
'', to ''JPT Publishing''.
In 2009, the magazine had layoffs., and its owner, ''Science Navigation Group'', merged ''The Scientist'' with a website, ''
Faculty of 1000
F1000 (formerly "Faculty of 1000") is an open research publisher for scientists, scholars, and clinical researchers. F1000 offers a different research evaluation service from standard academic journals by offering peer-review after, rather than ...
'', for peer review and evaluation of articles in biology and medical journals. ''The Scientist'' moved from Philadelphia to New York in 2010.
In October 2011, its closure was announced but then the
LabX Media Group
LabX Media Group is an Ontario-based media and technology company focused on the biological research community. Founded in 1995 as an online marketplace for laboratory equipment, it has grown through various acquisitions to now have a presence in p ...
announced its intent to purchase and continue publishing it.
The Group officially acquired the magazine at the end of October 2011.
The magazine is published monthly and is available in print and digital formats.
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.
''The Scientist'' online
Website
''The Scientist'' offers a website that complements the print version by offering live 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
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page to deliver its content in the social media realm. The page now has more than 2 million page likes.
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.
Awards
''The Scientist'' has won many awards, including:
* 2018 ASBPE Awards of Excellence, Top Ten Award, Magazine of the Year
* 2016 ASBPE Awards of Excellence, Bronze - Web News Section & another in Infographics
*2011 Gold and Silver 'Eddie' Award for Best Business-to-Business Science Magazine, Full Issue
*2011 Bronze 'Eddie' Award for Best Business-to-Business Single Science Article
*2011 Silver 'Eddie' Award for Best Business-to-Business News Coverage
*2011 ASBPE Awards of Excellence, Magazine of the Year
* Gold 'Eddie' Award for Best Business-to-Business Science Website in the years 2009, 2010
* ASBPE Awards of Excellence Magazine of the year, circulation less than 80,000 in the years 2008, 2009
* Gold 'Eddie' Award for Best Business-to-Business Single Science Article in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
*2007 Nomination as one of the Top 10 Business-to-Business Magazines
*2007 Gold for Best Publication Redesign
*2007 Silver for Best Individual/Company Profile for Ishani Ganguli's "A Complementary Pathway"
* Gold 'Eddie' Award for Best Business-to-Business Science Magazine in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
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