About the journal
Public Understanding of Science is a journal published by SAGE Publishing in United Kingdom. It is listed in MEDLINE according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- ISSN
- 0963-6625 · 1361-6609
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Official website
- http://pus.sagepub.com/
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1995-01-01
- Indexing
- MEDLINE
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Works in OpenAlex
1953
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
130
i10-index
1116
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Editorial & policy5
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 88%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 86%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 9306503
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Subject areas
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Risk Perception and Management
- Risk Perception and Management
- Media Studies and Communication
- Media Studies and Communication
Show all subjects (50)
- Science Education and Perceptions
- Science Education and Perceptions
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Social Media and Politics
- Social Media and Politics
- Media Influence and Health
- Media Influence and Health
- History of Science and Medicine
- History of Science and Medicine
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- History of Science and Natural History
- History of Science and Natural History
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Evolution and Science Education
- Evolution and Science Education
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
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