Knowable Magazine is a non-profit, editorially independent online publication from science publisher Annual Reviews that discusses scientific discoveries and the significance of scholarly work in a journalistic style. The magazine uses information from Annual Reviews' 51 review journals as springboards for stories on topics such as health & disease, society, geography, environment and other science-related material, linking back to scholarly sources. As a nonprofit publication, Knowable Magazine is supported by grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.[1][2]
| Editor | Eva Emerson |
|---|---|
| Categories | Popular science, science journalism |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews |
| First issue | October 2017 |
| Country | America |
| Language | English |
| Website | knowablemagazine |
| ISSN | 2575-4459 |
History
editLaunched in October 2017,[1] Knowable Magazine was Folio magazine's 2018 Ozzie Award Winner for "Design, New Magazine" in the category "Consumer / Custom"[3] and an Honoree for the 2020 Webby Awards.[4] It was a winner or honorable mention in multiple categories of the Folio Eddie and Ozzie Awards for 2018,[3] 2019,[5] and 2020.[6] Awards that Knowable Magazine has received for its articles also include the 2020 Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award for distinguished popular writing from the American Astronomical Society (2020),[7] Best Shortform Science Writing awards (2020,[8] 2019,[9] 2018[10]), and Best Online Articles & Essays from Entropy Magazine (2018).[11] As of October 13, 2022[update] Knowable is published in both English and Spanish.[12]
Availability
editKnowable Magazine is available to read online without a subscription or other fees.[1] The articles in the magazine are published under a CC BY-ND copyright license prohibiting derivative works.[13] Major national and international publications including The Atlantic,[14] PBS NewsHour,[15] Scientific American,[16] Smithsonian,[17] Discover,[18] the BBC,[19] The Washington Post[20] and Ars Technica[21] have republished articles from Knowable Magazine.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Knowable Magazine set to launch". National Association of Science Writers. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Emerson, Eva; Gallagher, Richard (1 June 2018). "In the know: Knowable Magazine aims to cover the significance of research in a compelling fashion, write Eva Emerson and Richard Gallagher". Research Information. 96: 25 – via GALE.
- ^ a b "2018 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards". Folio Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Knowable Magazine from Annual Reviews". The Webby Awards. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "2019 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards". Folio Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "2020 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards". Folio Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "AAS Division For Planetary Sciences Announces 2020 Prize Winners". American Astronomical Society (AAS). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Crow, Diana (2020). "Best Shortform Science Writing: July-December 2020". SciShortform. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Crow, Diana (May 13, 2019). "Best Shortform Science Writing: January-March 2019". SciShortform. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Crow, Diana (2018). "Best Shortform Science Writing: April-June 2018". SciShortform. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Best of 2018: Best Online Articles & Essays". Entropy. December 6, 2018. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Knowable magazine reporting on global science". EurekAlert. October 13, 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Annual Reviews". itmsgroup.net. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Knowable Magazine". The Atlantic. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Knowable". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Stories from Knowable Magazine". Scientific American. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "How the Pandemic Has Revealed the Promise and Perils of Life Lived Online". Smithsonian. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ ""The Imagination Effect: A History of Placebo Power" By Rosie Mestel, Knowable Magazine, May 19, 2021". Discover. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Future Planet / Climate change: The world's forgotten greenhouse gas". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Science: Why do bats have so many viruses?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Knowable Magazine". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2024-07-04.