"Issues just hasn't been able to attract the audience needed to make it financially successful," said Pepper Leeper, a spokeswoman for the Academy. "It never really broke even," she added, declining to release figures.
The 2 ½-year-old journal, aimed at scientists and an informed public, has a circulation of approximately 10,000—including just under 9,000 paid subscriptions at $36 per year for individuals or $56 for institutions. Advertising, while welcome, has been scant.
The news of the closing has generated a "small amount of interest" by other organizations looking to take over the publication, Leeper said, but no serious discussions have taken place. The Academy itself is considering other media-related activities similar to its recent "Planet Earth" series done in cooperation...
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