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Society/association and popular magazines that use SI-metric |
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Society/association and popular magazines that use SI-metric |
Numerous magazines read in the U.S. use metric-system measurements. The magazines listed below are rated according to their use of metric measurements. SI usage falls generally into three categories: 1) SI-metric only; 2) SI-metric followed by inch-pound units in parentheses; and 3) inch-pound units followed by SI-metric in parentheses. When variations occur they are noted. A particular magazine may also contain only a certain percentage of SI-metric usage as noted.
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| Magazine | Publisher | Extent of SI-metric usage |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | ||
| ASHRAE Journal | American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) | inch-pound (SI-metric in parentheses) |
| Automotive Engineering | Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) | nearly 100% SI-metric (inch-pound in parentheses) |
| Civil Engineering | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) | mixed SI-metric and inch-pound |
| Compressed Air (now IR World) | Ingersoll-Rand Co. | now no SI-metric, was previously fully metric |
| Engineering News Record (ENR) | McGraw-Hill Inc. | uses SI-metric for reports on foreign projects |
| IEEE Spectrum | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) | 100% SI-metric only |
| Invention and Technology | General Motors Inc. | little or no SI-metric |
| Mechanical Engineering | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | little or no SI-metric |
| Technology Review | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 100% SI-metric only |
| Space and Aerospace | ||
| Ad Astra | National Space Society (NSS) | mostly SI-metric |
| Air and Space | Smithsonian Institution | little or no SI-metric |
| Aviation Week | McGraw-Hill Inc. | mostly inch-pound but frequent SI-metric usage (usually with inch-pound in parentheses) |
| Flight International (UK weekly) | Reed Business Publications | virtually 100% SI-metric (some inch-pound in parentheses) |
| (The) Planetary Report | The Planetary Society | SI-metric (inch-pound in parentheses) |
| Space News (A Gannett Newspaper) | Army Times Publishing Co. | 100% SI-metric only |
| Spaceflight | British Interplanetary Society | virtually 100% SI-metric, except for articles from U.S. authors |
| Science and Technology | ||
| American Scientist | Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society | virtually 100% SI-metric |
| Discover | Family Media Inc. | virtually no metric |
| Environmental Science and Technology | American Chemical Society (ACS) | mostly SI-metric |
| EOS | American Geophysical Union (AGU) | virtually 100% SI-metric |
| Home Power | Home Power Inc. | SI-metric in parentheses |
| Nature | Macmillan Magazines Ltd. | 100% SI-metric |
| New Scientist | IPC Magazines Ltd. | 100% SI-metric |
| Popular Science | Times-Mirror Magazines Inc. | little or no SI-metric |
| Popular Mechanics | Hearst Corp. | little or no SI-metric |
| Science | American Association for Advancement of the Sciences (AAAS) | nearly 100% SI-metric |
| Science News | Science Service Inc. | virtually 100% SI-metric, with only occasional use of inch-pound |
| Scientific American | Scientific American Inc. | mixed SI-metric preferentially (inch-pound parenthetically) |
| Ground Water | National Ground Water Association (NGWA) | metric or SI units only |
| Astronomy | ||
| Astronomy Magazine | Kalmbach Publishing | mostly inch-pound (some SI-metric in parentheses) |
| Odyssey | Cobblestone Publishing | nearly 100% SI-metric |
| Sky and Telescope | Sky Publishing Corp. | nearly 100% SI-metric (occasional inch-pound in parentheses) |
| Weather | ||
| Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | American Meteorological Society (AMS) | 100% SI-metric only |
| National Weather Digest | National Weather Association (NWA) | ~50% SI-metric |
| Weatherwise | Heldref Publications | ~10% SI-metric |
| Geography | ||
| Australian Geographic | Australian Geographic Society | 100% SI-metric |
| Canadian Geographic | Royal Canadian Geographical Society | nearly 100% SI-metric |
| National Geographic | National Geographic Society (NGS) | SI-metric on maps/atlases |
| General Interest | ||
| Forbes Global (International edition) | www.forbes.com | 100% SI-metric |
| Hemispheres | United Airlines | SI-metric, in articles about foreign destinations |
| Maclean's Magazine | Maclean Hunter (Rogers Media Company) | nearly 100% SI-metric, except for bodily measurements |
| Smithsonian | Smithsonian Institution | no metric |
| Time (U.S. edition) | Time Inc. | inch-pound (SI-metric in parentheses) |
| Time (Canadian edition) | Time Inc. | virtually 100% SI-metric |
| Marine Industry | ||
| Boating Industry International | National Trade Publications Inc. www.boating-industry.com | SI-metric in articles and news items, not necessarily in advertisements and Products and Services sections |
| Professional BoatBuilder | WoodenBoat Publications Inc. www.proboat.com | mostly inch-pound (SI-metric in parentheses) |
| Biology | ||
| Living Bird | Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology | many articles (though not all) are SI |
| Sports | ||
| Rugby Magazine | American International Media www.rugbymag.com | metric in game coverage |
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