Typical topics are:
public perceptions, representations and assessments of science (e.g., knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and trust);
public communication of science and scientific expertise in traditional and social media, science fiction and popular culture, events, and science museums;
informal science education in public settings;
public discourses and controversies over science and innovative technologies;
public engagement, collaborations of science and public, public participation in knowledge creation, innovation and governance (citizen science, responsible research and innovation);
models and theories of public understanding of science and science communication;
medialization and medialization of science, public relations of science, open science;
para-science and anti-science, science and religion, science and indigenous/traditional knowledge, scientific and everyday culture.
PUS aims to provide its readers significant and novel insights into the relationship of science and the public in different cultural, political and socio-economic contexts, and its authors a reputable place to publish theoretical, empirical and historical analyses of high quality. As an international journal, it looks for contributions from different world regions and favors articles that are of broad international interest and include cross-cultural comparisons. Because of the geographical, disciplinary and professional diversity of its audience, PUS expects authors to ensure their articles are comprehensible and relevant for interested readers beyond their own specialized peer community.
Frequency：8 Issues Per Year
Editorial board
Editor
Hans Peter Peters Free University of Berlin, Germany
Managing Editor
Susan Howard London, UK
Book Review Editor
Declan Fahy Dublin City University, Ireland
Historical Moments Editor
Jean-Baptiste Gouyon University College London, UK
Social Media Editor
Ghadeer Alsabah Dublin, Ireland
Editorial Board
Ayelet Baram-Tsabari Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Massimiano Bucchi University of Trento, Italy
Jean-Baptiste Gouyon University College London, UK
Friederike Hendriks Leibniz-Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN), Germany
Pablo Kreimer Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina
Sally Stares City University London, UK
Esa Väliverronen University of Helsinki, Finland
Former Editors
Massimiano Bucchi University of Trento, Italy (2016-2019)
Martin W. Bauer London School of Economics and Political Science, UK (2010-2015)
Edna F. Einsiedel University of Calgary, Canada (2004-2009)
Bruce V. Lewenstein Cornell University, USA (1998-2003)
John Durant MIT Museum, USA (1992-1997)
Editorial Advisory Board
Nick Allum University of Essex, UK
John C. Besley Michigan State University, USA
Dominique Brossard University of Wisconsin, USA
Donghong Cheng China Association of Science and Technology, China
Celeste Michelle Condit University of Georgia, USA
Fabienne Crettaz von Roten University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Roei Davidson University of Haifa, Israel
Declan Fahy Dublin City University, Ireland
Felice Frankel Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Jane Gregory University of Cambridge, UK
Christine Hauskeller University of Exeter, UK
Stephen Hilgartner Cornell University, USA
Maja Horst University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Alan Irwin Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Nina Janich Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Hepeng Jia Soochow University, China
Marina Joubert Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Hak-Soo Kim Sogang University, South Korea
Tadashi Kobayashi Osaka University, Japan
Nicole Kronberger Johannes Kepler University, Austria
Simon Lock University College London, UK
Luisa Massarani Brazilian Institute of Public Communication of Science and Technology, Brazil
Merryn McKinnon Australian National University, Australia
Niels Mejlgaard Danish National Research Foundation, Denmark
Jon Miller University of Michigan, USA
Steve Miller University College London, UK
Matthew C. Nisbet Northeastern University, USA
Vincenzo Pavone Spanish National Research Council, Spain
Giuseppe Pellegrini Observa Science in Society, Italy
Gauhar Raza National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, India
Mike S. Schäfer University of Zurich, Switzerland
Bernard Schiele Université du Québec, Canada
Rajesh Shukla Institute for Human Development, India
Wolfgang Wagner University of Tartu, Estonia
Guoyan Wang Soochow University, China
Guosheng Wu Tsinghua University, China
Abstracting and indexing
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Cab Abstracts
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Communication Abstracts
Current Contents / Arts & Humanities
Current Contents / Social and Behavioral Sciences
Current Contents/ Arts & Humanities
Current Contents/ Social and Behavioral Sciences
Educational Research Abstracts Online - e-Psyche
Food Science and Technology Abstracts
INIS Atomindex
INIS Database (0nline and CD Rom)
ISI Alerting Services
ISI Web of Science
Peace Research Abstracts
Periodical Abstracts
PubMed: MEDLINE
Public Administration Abstracts
Science Direct Navigator
Social SciSearch
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Soils and Fertilizers - Abstracts of World Literature
World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts
