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Public Understanding of Science
DisciplinePublic awareness of science
LanguageEnglish
Edited byHans-Peter Peters (Research Center Jülich & Free University of Berlin, Germany)
Publication details
History1992–present
Publisher
SAGE Publications
FrequencyBi-monthly
Impact factor
2.754 (2-year), 3.100 (5-year) (2019)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Public Underst. Sci.
Indexing
CODENPUNSEM
ISSN0963-6625 (print)
1361-6609 (web)
LCCN92658626
OCLC no.36297216
Links
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Public Understanding of Science is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1992 and published by SAGE Publications. It covers topics in the popular perception of science, the role of science in society, philosophy of science, science education, and science in public policy. The editor-in-chief is Hans-Peter Peters (Research Center Jülich & Free University of Berlin, Germany).

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