As news spread that The Scientist had closed on October 7, shortly after publication of a celebratory 25th-anniversary issue, it did not escape the press’s notice (nor the staff’s) that the titles of founder Eugene Garfield’s editorial, “Alive and Kicking,” and my own, “. . . And Many Happy Returns,” were more than a little “unfortunate.”
Condolences from readers, former staffers, and contributors flooded in. And then, in a veritable “Presto change-o!” moment, a Canadian company surfaced just days after the announcement, expressing interest in resuming publication of the magazine. LabX Media Group worked swiftly to complete the hand-over on October 21. The Scientist is now a member of the LabX family, which includes Lab Manager Magazine, a monthly trade magazine sent to some 42,000 ...
