MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review is an independent technology magazine and media company founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899 that reports on emerging technologies and their commercial, social and political impact through journalism, newsletters, podcasts and live events, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.2《麻省理工科技评论》（MIT Technology Review）是 1899 年在麻省理工学院（Massachusetts Institute of Technology）创刊的独立科技媒体公司，通过新闻报道、通讯、播客与现场活动报道新兴技术及其商业、社会与政治影响，2025 年影响因子为 7.2。

Scope

• Its coverage examines artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, energy and climate innovation and computing among other emerging fields其报道涵盖人工智能、机器人、生物技术、能源与气候创新以及计算等新兴领域。
• The magazine is written for business leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, investors and a broad general readership rather than for specialists alone该刊面向企业领袖、创业者、学者、投资人与广泛普通读者，而不只是面向专业研究者。
• Its journalism ranges from breaking news to long-term investigations and in-depth features that place technology in the real-world context of business, society and the environment其报道从突发新闻到长期调查与深度特写，将技术置于商业、社会与环境的现实语境之中。
• Its signature franchises include the annual 10 Breakthrough Technologies list, published since 2001, and Innovators Under 35, first published in 1999, which honours thirty-five innovators each year其招牌栏目包括自 2001 年起每年发布的「十大突破性技术」榜单，以及 1999 年首度发布的（Innovators Under 35）榜单，后者每年表彰 35 位创新者。
• Stories reach readers through the website, mobile app, print magazine, email newsletters, narrated audio and social channels, alongside live events such as the EmTech conference内容通过网站、手机应用、印刷杂志、电子邮件通讯、音频播报与社交渠道触达读者，并配合（EmTech）大会等现场活动。
• International editions and licensing partnerships bring the magazine's reporting to readers in other markets and languages该刊通过国际版本与授权合作，将报道带给其他市场与语种的读者。
• The magazine states that its editorial independence from MIT's research enterprise and its editors' access to leading researchers give it authority unmatched by other technology publications该刊表示，其编辑独立于麻省理工学院的研究体系，加上编辑能接触顶尖研究者，使其权威性为其他科技刊物所不及。

History

• The magazine was founded in 1899 as The Technology Review by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is among the oldest technology publications in the world该刊于 1899 年由麻省理工学院（Massachusetts Institute of Technology）创办，初名（The Technology Review），是世界上历史最悠久的科技刊物之一。
• It was relaunched without the leading article in its name on 23 April 1998 under then publisher R. Bruce Journey, moving towards commercial technology coverage1998 年 4 月 23 日，该刊在当时出版人（R. Bruce Journey）主持下改版，刊名去掉了开头的冠词，报道重心转向商业技术。
• In September 2005 it was reshaped under editor and publisher Jason Pontin, and its print frequency was cut from eleven to six issues a year2005 年 9 月，该刊在时任编辑兼出版人（Jason Pontin）主导下改版，纸刊出版频率由每年 11 期减少为 6 期。
• The print magazine now appears six times a year as a bimonthly title alongside a continuously updated website纸刊现以双月刊形式每年出版 6 期，网站则持续更新内容。
• Mat Honan, formerly of BuzzFeed News and WIRED, became editor-in-chief in 2021曾任职于（BuzzFeed News）与（WIRED）的（Mat Honan）于 2021 年出任主编。
• The magazine is owned by MIT and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London and San Francisco该刊由麻省理工学院（MIT）所有，总部设于马萨诸塞州剑桥市，并在伦敦与旧金山设有办公室。
• It has a Journal Impact Factor series in the Web of Science, with 2.563 for 2021 and 7.2 for 2025, although as a news magazine it is not a peer-reviewed research journal该刊在（Web of Science）中留有影响因子序列，2021 年为 2.563，2025 年为 7.2，但作为新闻杂志，它并非同行评审研究期刊。

Editors

• Mat Honan is editor-in-chief and sets the magazine's editorial direction主编为（Mat Honan），主导该刊的编辑方向。
• Niall Firth is executive editor for the newsroom and Amy Nordrum is executive editor for operations（Niall Firth）任新闻编辑部执行主编，（Amy Nordrum）任运营执行主编。
• Corinne Iozzio is senior director of editorial print and Eric Mongeon is print creative director（Corinne Iozzio）任纸刊编辑高级总监，（Eric Mongeon）任纸刊创意总监。
• Section leaders include David Rotman as editor at large, Amanda Silverman for features and investigations, Mary Beth Griggs as science editor and Charlotte Jee as news editor各板块负责人包括特约编辑（David Rotman）、特写与调查编辑（Amanda Silverman）、科学编辑（Mary Beth Griggs）与新闻编辑（Charlotte Jee）。
• Beat editors include Will Douglas Heaven for artificial intelligence, Antonio Regalado for biomedicine, James Temple for climate and energy and Rachel Courtland as commissioning editor条线编辑包括负责人工智能的（Will Douglas Heaven）、负责生物医学的（Antonio Regalado）、负责气候与能源的（James Temple）与约稿编辑（Rachel Courtland）。
• Reporters include Rhiannon Williams on news, Casey Crownhart on climate and Caiwei Chen as the China reporter, with contributors based around the world记者团队包括负责新闻的（Rhiannon Williams）、负责气候的（Casey Crownhart）与驻华记者（Caiwei Chen），投稿人遍布全球。
• Editorial independence is maintained and staff come from journalism, technology, science, business and design backgrounds at outlets such as The Economist, New Scientist and The Wall Street Journal该刊维护编辑独立，采编人员来自新闻、技术、科学、商业与设计等领域，此前供职于（The Economist）、（New Scientist）与（The Wall Street Journal）等媒体。