Editorial
What makes Science the most widely read general scientific journal?
Award-winning coverage of the essential issues.
A look back at the headlines from the past year, decade, or century reveals that many of the
world’s top science articles first appeared in Science. Landmark genomics research, the
discovery of a relationship between AIDS and the human immunodeficiency virus, and other
historic advances debuted on the journal’s pages. Science’s Editor-in-Chief Donald Kennedy
and his impressive editorial team work diligently to ensure that Science remains the leading
scientific journal and continues to publish groundbreaking research.
- The board of reviewing editors, which includes 100 of the world’s top scientists,
scrutinizes the credibility of papers.
- Over 10,000 research papers were submitted to Science in 2004, with roughly 1 out of 13
accepted.
- Science has editorial and production staff, including Ph.D. editors who oversee the
research content, as well as a team of science journalists around the world who produce
the award-winning news section.
