The overseas popular science journal 'Popular Science' will stop providing paper magazines and will only provide digital versions in the future.

According to news from this site on November 28, foreign media The Verge reported that the overseas popular science journal "PopSci" will no longer provide paper magazines and will switch to a fully digital magazine solution.

▲ "Popular Science" in 1920, picture source Wikipedia

After inquiry, this site found that "Popular Science" "Mainly publishes popular science content related to science, technology and natural fields. The first issue was published in 1872 and changed to quarterly publication in 2018. Now the publisher has officially given up publishing and providing paper magazines, ending the previous 151 years Paper History.

▲ "Popular Science" in 1925, picture source Wikipedia

A former editor of "Popular Science" Purbita Saha commented on LinkedIn that she was "frustrated and angry" that the physical version of the magazine had ceased publication. She believes that "it took only a 5-minute Zoom meeting for the relevant employees to directly announce the closure of the physical version of a 151-year-old 'seminal publication,' which is shocking."

According to "Popular" "As consumer trends change, we must first consider investing in new formats," said Cathy Hebert, director of communications at Science. The content strategy must go beyond the original product. In the future, "Popular Science" will combine with the news team, business and video content to launch a series of content in line with the mission of the publication. Advertising statement: External content contained in the article Jump links (including but not limited to hyperlinks, QR codes, passwords, etc.) are used to convey more information and save selection time. The results are for reference only. All articles on this site include this statement.

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