Commentary

The role by scientific publications in science communication

Martha Fabbri

In their contributions to this special issue, the British science writer Jon Turney and the American scholar Bruce Lewenstein discuss the validity of the book as a means for science communication in the era of the Internet, whereas the article by Vittorio Bo deals with scientific publishing in a broader sense.

Boom and bust in popular science

The obvious thing to say about popular science publishing in the last twenty years is that there has been a lot of it! …

Why should we care about science books?

Why should we care about science books? After all, we live in a "new media" world where students, researchers, and the public use …

Scientific publishing: some food for thought

Scientific publishing, here to be considered in a broader sense, as publishing of both specialised scientific journals and science popularisation works addressed to …