Scientific American
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Scientific American is a popular-science magazine, published monthly since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience. Scientific American (informally abbreviated to "SciAm") roughly has a monthly circulation of 555,000 US and 90,000 international as of December 2005.[1] Though a well-respected magazine, it is not a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the sense of Nature or Communications of the ACM; rather, it is a forum where scientific theories and ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Magazine
Audience:
Large audience (500K-1M) (English)
Political Viewpoint:
Neutral viewpoint
Editorial
Edited By:
Kaizar Campwala
Last Edit:
Nov 9, 2009 - 5:03 AM PST
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