Commentary
The role by scientific publications in science communication
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.
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Invited commentaries
Boom and bust in popular science
Mar 21, 2007The 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?
Mar 21, 2007Why 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
Mar 21, 2007Scientific publishing, here to be considered in a broader sense, as publishing of both specialised scientific journals and science popularisation works addressed to …