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  • Jul 13, 2026 Editorial

    Transitions in science communication: agendas, approaches, and voices

    by Declan Fahy , Alice Fleerackers , Ana Claudia Nepote , Guoyan Wang orcid logo

    This editorial introduces the JCOM special issue on “Transitions in Science Communication: Continuity and Change”. The issue positions continuity and change within four historical processes that have shaped the development of the field: institutionalisation, professionalisation, internationalisation, and diversification. Within these broad field-shaping processes, the issue seeks to capture moments of transition in science communication by featuring selected contributions to the 2025 conference of the Global Network for the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST). The special issue combines three genres of contributions: research articles, practice insights, and an invited essay. Across these different contributions, the issue captures three types of transitions, focussed on agendas, approaches, and voices. It illustrates ongoing transitions within the institutions of science communication and transitions in professional roles and institutional responsibilities. It features contributions that show how the processes of internationalisation and diversification lead to new agendas, new approaches, and, crucially, new voices that can take science communication in new directions.

    Volume 25Issue 52026Transitions in Science Communication: Continuity and Change (PCST 2025)

  • Sep 22, 2021 Conference Review

    Embracing the future through science communication: the inaugural "Mr. Science" Science Communication Conference in China

    by Guoyan Wang orcid logo , Hepeng Jia , Jingyi Han , Yuqin Yang

    The inaugural "Mr. Science" Science Communication Conference was held in Suzhou, China on July 9, 2021. It was the largest Chinese conference on science communication study since the start of the 21st century. More than 260 scholars discussed the spirit and culture of science, science communication during the COVID-19 crisis, the public understanding of science, and the ethical aspects of science communication. The conference aimed to develop a system for researching science communication within China. This review outlines the content of the conference and summarizes the key trends in science communication research in China.

    Volume 20Issue 052021