Two hundred thirty-nine issues later, the paper's mission remains the same. Yet much about the publication has evolved in the past decade. There have been changes in appearance-for example, the use of flat matte coated stock instead of newsprint-as well as alterations in the editorial content. Some of the regular columns described by Garfield in the introductory essay have been replaced by newer, popular features such as Profession and Hot Papers. (See the commentary on page 10 for a description of The Scientist's current offerings.)
There have been other substantive changes, as well. The paper is no longer published by the Philadelphia-based Institute for Scientific Information; it became an independent entity published by The Scientist Inc. in December 1989. The Scientist now concentrates primarily on the career concerns of life sciences professionals in contrast to its initial broad-based focus. And, most significantly, the means of distribution has expanded: The Scientist ...
