Knowable Magazine Explained
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]
History
Launched in October 2017, Knowable Magazine was Folio magazines 2018 Ozzie Award Winner for "Design, New Magazine" in the category "Consumer / Custom"and an Honoree for the 2020 Webby Awards.[3] It was a winner or honorable mention in multiple categories of the Folio Eddie and Ozzie Awards for 2018,[4] 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] Knowable is published in both English and Spanish.[12]
Availability
Knowable Magazine is available to read online without a subscription or other fees. 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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Knowable Magazine set to launch. National Association of Science Writers. 20 August 2020. 26 October 2017.
- Emerson. Eva . Richard . Gallagher . 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. GALE .
- Web site: Knowable Magazine from Annual Reviews . The Webby Awards . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: 2018 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards . Folio Magazine . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: 2019 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards . Folio Magazine . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: 2020 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards . Folio Magazine . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: AAS Division For Planetary Sciences Announces 2020 Prize Winners . 14 August 2020 . American Astronomical Society (AAS) . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: Crow . Diana . Best Shortform Science Writing: July-December 2020 . 2020 . SciShortform . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: Crow . Diana . Best Shortform Science Writing: January-March 2019 . May 13, 2019 . SciShortform . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: Crow . Diana . Best Shortform Science Writing: April-June 2018 . 2018 . SciShortform . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: Best of 2018: Best Online Articles & Essays . December 6, 2018 . Entropy . July 6, 2021 . June 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628165424/https://entropymag.org/best-of-2018-best-online-articles-essays/ . dead .
- News: Knowable magazine reporting on global science . 14 October 2022 . EurekAlert . October 13, 2022.
- Web site: Annual Reviews . itmsgroup.net . 29 December 2020 . 23 June 2021.
- Web site: Knowable Magazine . The Atlantic . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: Knowable . PBS NewsHour . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: Stories from Knowable Magazine . Scientific American . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: How the Pandemic Has Revealed the Promise and Perils of Life Lived Online . Smithsonian . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: "The Imagination Effect: A History of Placebo Power" By Rosie Mestel, Knowable Magazine, May 19, 2021 . Discover . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: Future Planet / Climate change: The world's forgotten greenhouse gas . BBC . 22 June 2021.
- News: Science: Why do bats have so many viruses? . The Washington Post . 22 June 2021.
- Web site: Knowable Magazine . 2024-07-04 . Ars Technica.