Public Understanding of Science (PUS) is a peer-reviewed, international and interdisciplinary journal covering the interrelationship of science and the public in the context of different societies. It aims to serve the community of scholars by providing a reputable place to share research relevant to the journal scope . It also addresses scientists of all disciplines, research managers, and science communication practitioners in science museums and outreach departments, for example, who are interested in public understanding of science and the manifold ways in which science and publics communicate, interact, and influence each other. The journal was founded in London in 1992, at a time of growing activity in the field of science communication in the UK, in practice, academic research and teaching. The aim was to bring together scholarly research about science and its publics, irrespective of the disciplinary allegiance of the researcher, and thus to contribute to a reflective practice of science communication in society. Initiated by John Durant, its first editor and Professor of Public Understanding of Science at Imperial College, and moved forward by Jane Gregory, its first managing editor, Public Understanding of Science was originally co-published by IOP Publishing, a subsidiary of the UK’s Institute of Physics which invested in the journal as a contribution to research in this field, and Science Museum, London. Since 2003 PUS is published by SAGE London. PUS publishes eight issues per year and is indexed by ISI Web of Science and Scopus. Its impact factor shows that it is a leading journal in its field. Contingent on the general arrangements between SAGE and the authors' institutions, and the individual decision of authors, articles are either published Open Access or in the traditional publication model requiring an institutional or individual subscription for access to the full text. The editorial team consists of Journal Editor, Managing Editor, Book Review Editor, Historical Moments Editor, and Social Media Editor. An Editorial Board and Editorial Advisory Board advise the editorial team and make sure that the journal is well-rooted in the community that it serves. Our main articles types are Research Articles , Research Notes , Review Articles , Essays and Commentaries . Furthermore, we publish Book Reviews and Historical Moments Essays . Besides individual articles, PUS considers proposals on special issues devoted to a particular topic. For details on article formats and submission, please consult our Submission Guidelines . Public Understanding of Science is available electronically on SAGE Journals Online at https://pus.sagepub.com/ . The editorial office can be contacted at editorial-office@pus-journal.com . Social media activities Articles published in Public Understanding of Science are announced and promoted through the journal's Twitter account @SciPublic . Twitter is also used to link relevant PUS content with online discourses and to support our authors who present at conferences. PUS operates a Blog at https://sagepus.blogspot.com/ that deals with topics covered by the journal and aims at addressing a broader public audience interested in the interrelationship of science and the public. Authors of articles published in PUS are invited to blog about their article. Book reviews published in the journal are also posted on our blog. Furthermore, the blog is open for thematically relevant submissions unrelated to published articles. See our guidelines on how to post on the PUS Blog. Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pscience .
