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3737 Scientific American offers a variety of digital subscription plans for Scientific American, Scientific American Mind, and Space & Physics. Digital subscription plans to Scientific American and Scientific American Mind are priced based on the depth of archival content included in the subscription plan. With the exception of Full Archive subscriptions, archival entitlements are offered on a rolling basis. This means that as new issues come out, old issues are no longer accessible.
38383. Digital Subscription Formats
3939 Scientific American and Scientific American Mind Digital Subscriptions provide flexibility. Digital subscribers may read feature articles directly on ScientificAmerican.com provided that they are logged-in. They may also download PDFs of issues and/or articles included in their subscription. Scientific American and Scientific American Mind subscribers are also entitled to corresponding mobile issues available in our iOS and Android Apps. We do not offer an App for Space & Physics at this time.
4040 Archival content may not available in all digital formats.
4141 _Exclusions_: Scientific American subscriptions exclude Scientific American Mind and Space & Physics paid content. Scientific American Mind digital subscriptions exclude Scientific American and Space & Physics paid content. Space & Physics subscriptions exclude Scientific American and Scientific American Mind paid content.
42424. Subscription Continuous Service Guarantee
43 Scientific American and Scientific American Mind subscriptions purchased on ScientificAmerican.com are sold on a continuous service basis. You authorize Scientific American and/or Scientific American Mind to charge your credit card for the renewal price in effect at the end of your subscription term, and annually thereafter, unless you tell us to stop. If your credit card cannot be charged, you will be invoiced. Subscriptions may be canceled at any time by contacting customer service. You will receive a refund on all unprocessed issues. Space & Physics does not provide the Continuous Service Guarantee at this time.
43 Scientific American and Scientific American Mind subscriptions purchased on ScientificAmerican.com are sold on a continuous service basis. You authorize Scientific American and/or Scientific American Mind to charge your credit card for the renewal price in effect at the end of your subscription term, and annually thereafter, unless you tell us to stop. If your credit card cannot be charged, you will be invoiced. Subscriptions may be canceled at any time by contacting customer service. You will receive a refund on all unprocessed issues. Health & Medicine, Space & Physics, and gift subscriptions do not provide the Continuous Service Guarantee at this time.
44445. Subscription Cancellation Policy
4545 Customers can cancel their subscription at any time and receive a refund for the unused portion of their subscription.
46466. Synching of print/digital subscription plan service
4747 For subscriptions purchased by phone or by mail, your digital subscription will begin with your first print issue. For subscriptions purchased at ScientificAmerican.com, your digital access begins with the current issue at time of purchase. In the event that we must future start the print component of your subscription plan because we are out of inventory on an issue, your digital content entitlements will be synched with the expire issue of the print component with your subscription. Example: You purchase a 12-issue print/digital subscription plan. Your digital entitlements start with the January 2019 issue. We are unable to start the print component of your subscription until the February 2019 issue. Your digital entitlements are extended through January 2020 issue rather than expiring with the December 2019 issue. This policy ensures that customers receive 12 months of synched print/digital service.
48487. Single Issue Purchases, Special Collections, and eBooks
4949 The purchase of a current or archival issue of Scientific American, Scientific American Mind, a Special Collection, including Scientific American Classics, entitles the customer to a PDF-download from ScientificAmerican.com as well as browser-based access where available. The purchase of a single issue or Special Collection from ScientificAmerican.com excludes any interactive mobile editions available for purchase via iTunes or Google Play, or any other online marketplaces.