Science and technology academic and technical peer-reviewed journals and editor-reviewed magazines that are helpful for strategic foresight and futures research with respect to universal, global, societal, organizational, and personal futures.


I. Sci-Tech Academic and Professional Foresight/Futures Journals

Complexity
Bi-monthly, serious cross-disciplinary journal on the rapidly expanding science of complex adaptive systems.
Complexity International
A referreed journal dealing with the generation of complex behaviour from the interaction of multiple parallel processes. Monash University (Australia)
Cybermetrics
e-Journal of scientometric, bibliometric and informetric research, with emphasis on the Internet. CINDOC (Madrid, Spain)
Developmental Science
Research advances in human developmental cognitive neuroscience.
Endeavour
Classic quarterly on hist&philos of science. Est 1942.
Foresight: The Internat'l Journal of Applied Forecasting
Applied forecasting design, management, model building, case studies.
Futures: The Journal of Forecasting, Planning, and Policy
Broad coverage of medium and long term futures trends and scenarios.
Futures Research Quarterly
Referreed journal of transdisciplinary futures research. Uneven, sometimes excellent. World Future Society (Bethesda, MD)
IEEE Intelligent Systems
Good bimonthly reporting on real-world developments in AI.
IEEE Robotics and Automation
Broad quarterly coverage on practical robotic and automation technology applications.
Information and Organization
Understanding the relationships between information technologies and social organization, and the social construction of IT.
Information Society
Impacts, policies, system concepts, and methodologies related to information technologies and changes in society and culture.
Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research
Science and technology futures and innovation articles.
InterJournal
Refereed journal on complex systems. New England Complex Systems Institute (Cambridge, MA).
International Journal of Astrobiology
Coverage includes cosmic prebiotic chemistry, planetary evolution, the search habitable zones, extremophile biology, experimental simulation of extraterrestrial environments, life detection in our solar system and beyond, intelligent life and societal aspects of astrobiology. Cambridge U Press.
International Journal of Forecasting
Quantitative and occasional qualitative forecasting methodologies.
International Journal of Systems Science
Quantitative and qualitative methods for performance and reliability engineering for a range of autonomous and intelligent systems.
Journal of Advancing Technology
University of Advancing Technology's journal on technology studies and the social dimensions of advancing technology.
Journal of Documentation
Scholarly articles, research reports and critical reviews in the information sciences.
Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems
Leading journal of mathematical analysis of dynamical systems and geometrical control theory.
Journal of Forecasting
Multidisciplinary coverage of the forecasting profession: theoretical, practical, computational and methodological. Includes operations research, management science, decision analysis, statistics, and economics.
Journal of Futures Studies
Tamkang University's journal on foresight, forecasting, long-range planning, visioning and futures research.
Journal of Memetics
Evolutionary models of information transmission. Principia Cybernetica Project (Brussels, Belgium)
Journal of Nonlinear Science
Applying nonlinear science and math to engineering, geophysics, physics, and astronomy. Springer-Verlag.
Journal of Prediction Markets
Publishing articles on every aspect of the study of Prediction Markets.
Journal of Robotic Systems
Basic and applied research on the analysis, design, realization, and use of robots, robot components, and robot systems. Emphasis on robot system design and integration.
Journal of Scientific Exploration
Investigation of speculative and anomalous subjects usually ignored by science. Since 1987.
Journal of World Systems Research
Scholarly research relative to the analysis of world systems. UC Riverside/UC Santa Cruz.
Manufacturing Automation
Canada's leading industrial automation magazine.
Metascience
Covering history of science and technology (HoST) philosophy of S&T (PoST), and science, technology and society (STS) disciplines.
Nanotechnology Perceptions
Technical issues and social implications of nanotech and ultraprecision engineering. Collegium Basilea in Basel, CH.
R&D Management
Articles address the interests of both practicing managers and academic researchers in R & D and innovation management
Research Technology Management
Covering industrial innovation, from R&D, through product development to marketing.
Science, Technology, and Human Values
Journal of the society for the social studies of science (4S).
Speculations in Science and Technology
Speculative papers on physical, math, biol, med and engrg sciences. Pub. to 1998.
Systems Dynamics Review
Applying system dynamics (modelling, simulation, feedback systems) to societal, technical, managerial, and environmental problems.
Systems Research and Behavioral Science
New theories, experimental research, and applications relating to all levels of living and non-living systems. A classic systems theory journal.
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management
Analysis and assessment of technologies, their potentialities and impacts, and methodological tools to identify and analyze key scientific and technological developments.
Technological Forecasting & Social Change
The methodology and practice of technological forecasting and future studies as planning tools. Excellent futures/forecasting emphasis.
Technology and Culture
Quarterly interdisciplinary journal of the Society for the History of Technology.
Technometrics
A journal of statistics for the physical, chemical, and engineering sciences. Improving quality and understanding of the mfg & R&D processes. American Statistical Assn.
Theoretical Biology
Leading forum for interdisciplinary theoretical papers that give insight into biological processes.
Time & Society
Journal for the transdisciplinary study of time and temporality (Barbara Adam).
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
The most exciting current research in all aspects of ecology and evolutionary biology, from molecular to global.
World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution
Study of system-structuring, evolutionary and developmental change in nature and society. Promotes the transfer of evolutionary models from the natural to the social sciences.
Zygon
Focuses on questions of meaning and values that challenge individual and social existence today. Joins physical, biological, and social sciences insights with ideas from philosophy, theology, and religious studies. Seeks to unite what may often become disconnected: values with knowledge, goodness with truth, religion with science.
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II. Sci-Tech Academic and Professional Foresight/Futures Magazines (and Newspapers)

American Heritage of Invention and Technology
Unparalled coverage of American history of technology. Great writing, beautiful photos. (Forbes)
American Scientist
Sigma Xi's Bimontly Magazine (Frosh: Join this Society!). Great Book Reviews.
Big Ideas in Technology (Goodwin Proctor LLP)
A legal and practical guide for innovative tech companies. Twice a year.
Catalyst
Magazine of the Union of Concerned Scentists. Data-backed, conservative sustainability policy. Semi-annual.
Dataquest India
Covering IT development in the emerging Indian outsourcing market.
Discover
Award-winning general interest science and technology reporting.
IEEE Spectrum
Flagship publication of the Inst. of Electrical and Electronics Engrs. Good engineering coverage.
Information Society Journal
Good broad coverage of sociocultural impact of IT.
Issues in Science and Technology
Public policy in science, engineering, and medicine. Using science for social goals. NAS quarterly.
Leonardo
Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology.
Make: Technology On Your Time
Celebrating your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will (O'Reilly Publishers).
Natural History
Very accessible coverage of natural history, including new theories of evolutionary development. Famous debate in December-January 1998 issue between Simon Conway Morris and Stephen Jay Gould about evolutionary convergence (developmental convergence, in alternative language).
Nature
The leading British newsmagazine of science. A bit more accessible than Science.
New Scientist
Science and technology coverage, with a speculative edge. Sometimes implausible, often intriguing.
New York Times
Excellent popular coverage of sci-tech. Tuesdays: Science, Thursdays: Technology.
Probe
Pro-science investigative reporting promoting science, rationality, and democracy.
Psychology Today
Good popular, intro-level discussion of psychological sciences and their applications.
R&D Magazine
Leaders in covering the world of research and development. Commercial and institutional.
Science
The top weekly newsmagazine of science. A bit heavy on specialist language.
Science News
Weekly digest of research findings in science and medicine. Short, accurate. 75 year history.
Scientific American
The traditional benchmark in science reporting. Nice, technical focus, with top authors
Seed: Science as Culture
Very hip. Explores the deep ideas, personalities, and cultural effects of science.
TRN: Technology Research News
Covers breakthroughs at University, Government, and Corporate Labs.
Technology Review
The leader in technological innovation reporting. Exemplary future awareness.
The Bent
Magazine of the U.S. national engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi.
Wired
The digerati's culture, opinion, and technology magazine. Trendy, excellent future focus.