Scientriffic

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Scientriffic
EditorJasmine Fellows
Categories Popular science
FrequencyBi-monthly
Founded1999
Company CSIRO Publishing
CountryAustralia
Based inCanberra
Language Australian English
Website www.csiro.au/scientriffic
ISSN 1442-2212
OCLC 173369925

Scientriffic was a bi-monthly kids science magazine published by CSIRO Publishing. It was established in 1999 as a sister publication to The Helix, CSIRO Publishing's magazine for teens. Scientriffic targeted kids aged 7 and older. [1]

Contents

The magazine was usually 40 pages long and trimmed to quarto paper size. It typically contained feature articles about science and mathematics of interest to kids.

The magazine was relaunched in July 2015 as Double Helix, combining both Scientriffic and The Helix into one magazine, starting from Issue 1, with 8 issues per year.

Editors

The final editor-in-chief was Sarah Kellett. Previous editors included Bianca Nogrady, Heather Catchpole, Cristy Burne, Tanya Patrick and Jasmine Fellows.

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References

  1. "Scientriffic Magazine Antarctic Issue". Department of the Environment and Ecology. Retrieved 22 February 2017.