Forskning och framsteg

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Forskning och framsteg
CategoriesPopular science magazine
FrequencyEight times per year
Founded1966
Country Sweden
Based in Stockholm
Language Swedish
Website FoF
ISSN 0015-7937
OCLC 938273407

Forskning och framsteg (Swedish: Research and Progress; abbreviated as FoF) is a popular science magazine based in Stockholm, Sweden. It has been published since 1966.

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History and profile

The magazine was launched in Stockholm in 1966. [1] The publisher was Sällskapet för forskninginformation. [1] It was published on a bimonthly basis from its start in 1966 to 1968. [1] FoF was then published ten times per year. [2] The frequency was switched to eight times annually. [1] The magazine is financed by the Swedish Research Council and other Swedish research foundations such as Natur & Kultur. [2] [3]

The contributors of FoF are mostly scholars or scientific journalists, and the magazine features interviews with researchers in addition to regular articles and other material. [3] It frequently publishes articles on natural sciences, medical sciences and other science related topics. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Forskning och framsteg" (in Swedish). Libris. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Nytt samarbete som motverkar falska nyheter" (in Swedish). Natur & Kultur. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 Niklas Pramling; Roger Säljö (2007). "Scientific Knowledge, Popularisation, and the Use of Metaphors: Modern genetics in popular science magazines". Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 51 (3): 280. doi:10.1080/00313830701356133. ISSN   0031-3831. S2CID   145732924.