Terms of Use

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37371. Print Subscriptions
3838 Print subscriptions to Scientific American are offered on an annual basis. Print issues are delivered monthly with a combined issue in July/August. Print subscriptions include access to digital issues and articles on ScientificAmerican.com, as well as mobile issues available in our iOS and Android Apps. Scientific American print and Scientific American Digital plans include all subscription issues available in the Archive. Please [contact customer service](https://www.scientificamerican.com/page/contact-us/) for more information.
39392. Digital Subscription Formats.
4040 Scientific American 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 subscribers are also entitled to corresponding mobile issues available in our iOS and Android Apps.
41413. Archival content may not available in all digital formats.
424. Subscription Continuous Service Guarantee
43 Scientific American, Scientific American Digital, and Unlimited subscriptions purchased on ScientificAmerican.com are sold on a continuous service basis. You authorize Scientific American 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.
424. Subscription Automatic Renewal Program for Subscriptions sold on ScientificAmerican.com
43 You can cancel your subscription at any time. After your initial term, your subscription will automatically renew until you cancel. We will email you a reminder prior to renewal with the renewal rate and date of expected charge. If you do nothing, we will charge the card entered here and your subscription will continue. You can cancel at any time for a refund of the remaining portion of your subscription, just visit your [subscription management page](https://subscribe.scientificamerican.com/pubs/SC/SCA/2013_Login.jsp), [email us](mailto:scacustserv@cdsfulfillment.com) or call us at 800-333-1199.
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 subscription needs to be [activated on ScientificAmerican.com](https://www.scientificamerican.com/page/frequently-asked-questions/subscriptions/). For subscriptions purchased at ScientificAmerican.com, your digital access begins immediately at the 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 subscription expire date, not it's first print issue date, determines the length of your digital access. 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.