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Creating Next Generation Interactive Science Magazines with QR code

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Title Creating Next Generation Interactive Science Magazines with QR code
 
Creator Dharmapalan, Biju
Mahesh, G.
 
Subject Science magazine
QR Code
Scientific temper
Science Popularization
 
Description 170-177
Science magazines play a major role in the popularization of science among the public and creating scientific temper in the society. They act as a bridge between the scientific community and the society. Even though there are more than 50 science magazines published across the globe, very few have maintained consistency in publishing. Scientific American (started in 1845), Popular Science (1872), MIT Technology Review (1899) and American Scientist (1913) are very few that have been consistently published and have crossed the century mark.

  But these magazines are read mainly by the academic elite, and not by students or lay men. Publishing science magazines is not an attractive business as it is hard to find advertisements and subscriptions. This has affected many regional and national science magazines brought out by publishing houses and individuals. In the long run magazines have life only if they can maintain readership.

  In this era of digitization, science magazines should be made interactive with QR codes (Quick Response Code). Readers can scan the QR code using their smart phones and instantly view the contents of the magazine in a more interactive manner as videos or podcasts using web 4.0 technologies, which can be shared through social media platforms.
 
Date 2020-10-29T09:15:30Z
2020-10-29T09:15:30Z
2020-07
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2278-2796 (Online); 2278-2788 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/55570
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source JST Vol.08(3-4) [July-December 2020]