List of American magazines
This is a list of American magazines.
Asian community
- Giant Robot (online, print: 1994-2011)
Automotive
- Automotive News (1925)
- Car and Driver (1955; 405,092)
- Diesel World (2007)
- Hot Rod (1948)
- Motor Trend (1949)
- Motorcycle Classics (2005)
- Road & Track (1947; 111,001)
Black community
- The Black Cannabis Magazine (2021)
- Right On! (online, print discontinued in 2014, teenagers)
Business and finance
Industry
Finance
General
Children
- 3-2-1 Contact, Sesame Workshop (1979–2001)
- Academy Earth
- Action, Scholastic (19??–19??)
- American Girl (defunct)
- Bananas, Scholastic 2000
- Scout Life (Formerly Boys' Life)
- Children's Digest, Parents Magazine Press (1950-2009)
- Contact Kids, Sesame Workshop (1979–2001)
- Cricket (1973, pre-teens)
- Discovery Girls (defunct)
- Disney Adventures (defunct)
- Dynamite, Scholastic (1974–1992)
- The Electric Company Magazine, Scholastic (1972–1987)
- Enter, Sesame Workshop (1983–1985)
- The Friend (1902, mormon)
- Highlights for Children
- Hot Dog!, Scholastic (1979–199?)
- Jack and Jill, The Saturday Evening Post (1938-2009)
- Lego Magazine (defunct)
- Muse
- National Geographic Kids Magazine
- Nickelodeon Magazine (defunct)
- The Open Road for Boys (defunct)
- Peanut Butter, Scholastic (19??–19??)
- Ranger Rick
- Scope, Scholastic (19??–19??)
- Sesame Street Magazine, Sesame Workshop (1970–2008; continues online)
- Sesame Street Parents, Sesame Workshop (1981–2001)
- Spider
- Sports Illustrated Kids (1989; 107,202; sport)
- Sprint, Scholastic (197?–19??)
- Stone Soup
- SuperMag (1976-198?)
- Wow, Scholastic (1977–19??)
- Zoobooks
Computing and electronics
- 2600: The Hacker Quarterly (1984)
- CIO magazine (online, print: 1987-2015)
- Linux Journal (1994-2019, 2020)
- Linux Magazine (1999, US edition)
- MacLife (online, print: 1996-2023)
- Macworld (online, print: 1984-2014)
- Maximum PC (online, print: 1996-2023)
- MIT Technology Review (1899; 208,658)
- Nuts and Volts (1980-2020, 2022)
- PC Magazine (online, print: 1982-2009)
- PCWorld (online, print: 1983-2013)
- SERVO Magazine (2003)
- Wired (1993; 540,265)
Disabled community
- Logan (2006, teenagers)
Engineering
Electronic
- Chemical & Engineering News (1923)
- EE Times (online, print: 1972-2012)
- Electronic Design (1952)
- Electronic Products (1957)
- IEEE Spectrum (1964)
Entertainment and art
- Amazing Heroes (defunct)
- Architectural Digest
- Art in America
- ArtAsiaPacific
- Artforum
- ArteFuse
- Art Spiel
- The Artist's Magazine
- The Arts Fuse
- Castle of Frankenstein (defunct)
- Cinefantastique (defunct)
- Comics Buyer's Guide (defunct)
- Comics Journal
- Cultbytes
- Details (defunct)
- Disney Magazine (defunct)
- Dwell
- Entertainment Weekly
- Famous Monsters of Filmland
- The Feet, a dance magazine (1970–1973)
- Film Threat
- Flux (defunct)
- The Hollywood Reporter
- Home Media Magazine (defunct)
- IMPULSE Magazine
- Media Play News
- Modern Screen (defunct)
- Moving Pictures (defunct)
- Paste (magazine) (online; print 2002–2010)
- The Pastel Journal
- People
- Photoplay (defunct)
- Popular Photography (defunct)
- Premiere (defunct)
- Quilter's Newsletter (defunct)
- Sculptural Pursuit
- Shonen Jump (defunct)
- Soap Opera Digest (defunct)
- Soaps In Depth (defunct)
- Southwest Art
- Sports Illustrated
- TeRra Magazine
- TV Guide
- Video Watchdog (defunct)
- Visionaire
- Watercolor Artist
- Wizard (defunct)
- Whitehot Magazine
- Variety
Folklore
Food and cooking
Gay interest
- The Advocate
- Curve
- Genre
- Girlfriends (defunct)
- GO (formerly GO NYC)
- Hello Mr.
- Instinct
- MetroSource
- Out
- Out Traveler (defunct)
- XY (defunct)
General interest
- The Believer
- Collier's (defunct)
- Coronet (defunct)
- The Drift (magazine)
- Good
- Harper's Magazine
- Interview
- Latterly (defunct)
- The Liberator Magazine
- Life
- McClure's (defunct)
- McSweeney's
- National Geographic
- New York Magazine
- The New York Review of Books
- The New Yorker
- Nuestro
- People
- Reader's Digest
- The Saturday Evening Post
- Smithsonian
- Vanity Fair
- Vanity Fair (1913–1936)
Gossip
Health
Men
- Details (defunct)
- Esquire
- GQ
- Men's Fitness
- Men's Health
- Men's Journal
Women
General
Hispanic community
- El Nuevo Cojo Ilustrado (online, print: 2003-2005)
- Two Mundos Magazine (2003)
History
Hobby and interest
- Airliners
- Autograph Collector Magazine
- Backpacker
- Birds & Blooms
- Card Player
- Cigar Aficionado
- Kitelife
- Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist
- Make Magazine
- Model Aviation
- Model Railroader
- Railroad Model Craftsman (formerly known as Model Craftsman)
- Scrye
- Sports Collectors Digest
- Tall Timber Short Lines
- ToyFare (defunct)
- Trains
- Wizard (defunct)
Home and garden
Amateur radio
Animals and pets
- Aquarium Fish International (defunct)
- Backyard Poultry
- Bird Talk (defunct)
- Freshwater and Marine Aquarium (defunct)
- Horse & Rider
- Reptiles
- Tropical Fish Hobbyist
Board games
- American Chess Magazine
- Ares (defunct)
- Chess Life
- Fire & Movement (defunct)
- Games (defunct)
- The General (defunct)
- Knucklebones (defunct)
- Moves (defunct)
- Strategy & Tactics
Numismatics/Coin Collecting
- Journal of the Barber Coin Collectors' Society
- Civil War Era Numismatics
- COINage
- Coins (defunct)
- Coin World
- Numismatic News
- Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine (defunct)
- The Numismatist
- Penny-Wise
- TEC News
- TAMS Journal
Stamp collecting
Tabletop roleplaying games
- Dragon (defunct)
- Dungeon (defunct)
- The Excellent Prismatic Spray (defunct)
- Pyramid (defunct)
- Warpstone (defunct)
Humor
- Bananas (defunct)
- College Humor (defunct)
- Cracked (defunct)
- Crazy (defunct)
- Fusion (defunct)
- Harvard Lampoon
- Help! (defunct)
- Humbug (defunct)
- Mad
- National Lampoon (defunct)
- Plop! (defunct)
- Radar
- Sick (defunct)
- Stanford Chaparral
- Trump (defunct)
- The Wittenburg Door (defunct)
Jewish community
- Heeb (online, print: 2001-2010, teenagers)
- Jewish Currents (left, 1947, n/a)
- Lilith (feminist, 1976, n/a)
- Moment (general interest, 1975, n/a)
- Tikkun (left, 1971, 20,000)
Lifestyle
- Cigar Aficionado
- Cottages & Bungalows
- Country Living
- Departures
- Domino
- Ebony
- Essence
- GRIT Magazine
- Hello Mr.
- Inked
- Jet
- Jetset Magazine
- Kingdom (2003)
- Lucky
- Martha Stewart Living
- MaryJanesFarm
- Mi Gente Hispana Magazine
- Mother Earth News
- O: The Oprah Magazine
- Paper
- Playboy
- Real Simple
- Robb Report
- Southern Living
- Sunset
- Swindle
- Wine Enthusiast (1979; 317,187)
- Wine Spectator
- Y'all
Literary
Men's interest
Music
- Alternative Press
- Bass Player
- Beyond Race Magazine
- Billboard
- Blender (defunct)
- CCM Magazine
- Decibel
- Dirty Linen (defunct)
- Down Beat
- Drum!
- The Fader
- Filter (defunct)
- Flux (defunct)
- Global Rhythm (defunct)
- Goldmine
- Guitar Player
- Guitar World
- Hit Parader (defunct)
- HM
- Keyboard
- Living Blues
- Maximum RocknRoll
- Modern Drummer
- Paste
- Pulse! (defunct)
- Punk Planet (defunct)
- Revolver
- Rolling Stone
- Sentimentalist Magazine (defunct)
- Sing Out! (defunct)
- The Source
- Spin
- TeRra Magazine
- Trouser Press (defunct)
- Vibe
- WESU Magazine
- Who Put the Bomp (defunct)
- XLR8R
- XXL
News
Pharmaceuticals and pharmacies
- Spectroscopy (1985)
Politics
- The American Conservative (right)
- The American Interest
- The American Prospect (liberal, 1990, 100,000)
- The American Spectator (conservative, 1967, 50,000)
- The Atlantic (liberal, 1857, n/a)
- The Brown Spectator (conservative and libertarian, founded 2002, n/a)
- Campaigns & Elections (non-partisan, 1980)
- Commentary (neoconservative, 1945, 25,000)
- Commonweal (liberal Catholic, founded 1924, 20,000)
- Democracy (progressive/liberal, 2006, n/a)
- First Things (Christian conservative, 1990, n/a)
- Foreign Affairs (statist, 1922, 181,519)
- Foreign Policy (1970, 101,054)
- The Freeman (libertarian, 1946, defunct)
- Harper's Magazine (liberal, 1850, 220,000)
- Human Events (conservative, 1944, 75,000)
- Human Rights Quarterly (liberal, 1979, 1,533)
- The Imaginative Conservative (conservative, 2010, n/a)
- In These Times (liberal, 1976, 20,000)
- Jacobin (democratic socialist, 2011, 15,000)
- Jewish Currents (Jewish left, 1947, n/a)
- Liberation (pacifist, 1956, n/a)
- Liberty (libertarian, 1987, n/a)
- Lilith (Jewish feminist, 1976, n/a)
- Lumpen (arts, 1991, n/a)
- Moment (Jewish-diverse, 1975, n/a)
- Monthly Review (socialist, 1949, 8,500)
- Mother Jones (left, 1976, 201,233)
- Multinational Monitor (liberal, 1980, n/a )
- The Nation (left, 1865, 139,612)
- National Review (conservative, 1955, 162,091)
- The New Republic (center-left, 1914, 90,826)
- New York (liberal, 1968, 406,237)
- The New York Review of Books (liberal-left, 1963, 140,000)
- The New Yorker (liberal and non-partisan, 1925, 1,062,310)
- Policy Review (center-right, 2001, 6,000)
- The Progressive (left, 1909, 68,000)
- The Progressive Populist (liberal, 1995, 20,000)
- Reason (libertarian, 1968, 52,000)
- Sojourners (Christian, 1971, n/a)
- Tikkun (Jewish-left, 1971, 20,000)
- Utne Reader (liberal, 1984, n/a)
- Washington Examiner (conservative, 2005, 68,650)
- Washington Monthly (center-left, 1969, 18,000)
- YaleGlobal Online (international, globalization and anti-globalization, 2002, n/a)
- Z Magazine (left, 1987, 20,000)
Regional interest
- 5280 (1993, monthly, Denver)
- 7x7 (1993, online, print: 2001-2015, Central and Southern California)
- Alaska (1935, 10/y, Alaska/living)
- Arizona Highways (1921-1922, 1925; monthly; Arizona/tourism)
- Atlanta (1961, monthly, Atlanta)
- Baltimore (1997, monthly, Baltimore)
- Boston (1962; 55,000; monthly, Greater Boston)
- The Boulevard (1985-2011, 2016; quarterly; Long Island, New York City; variety)
- Chesapeake Bay (1971, monthly, Chesapeake Bay/sailing)
- Chicago (1952; monthly; 98,306; Chicago/lifestyle)
- Cincinnati (1967, monthly, Cincinnati/lifestyle)
- Cleveland Magazine (1972, monthly, Northeastern Ohio)
- Columbus Monthly (1975, monthly, Central Ohio)
- Contempo Magazine (2008, bi-monthly, South Texas)
- D Magazine (1974, monthly, Dallas-Fort Worth)
- Down East (1954; monthly; 90,000; Maine)
- Florida Trend (1958; monthly; 235,000; Florida/business, finance)
- Garden & Gun (2007, bi-monthly, South)
- Georgia Trend (1985; monthly; 50,000; Florida/business, finance)
- Gold Coast (1965, 9/y, Fort Lauderdale/luxury)
- Grand Rapids Magazine (1964; monthly; Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Honolulu (1888, monthly, Hawaii)
- Hour Detroit (1996, Detroit)
- Houstonia (2013; bi-monthly; 70,000; Greater Houston)
- Hudson Valley (1971; monthly; 150,000, upstate New York)
- Indianapolis Monthly (1977; 41,000; Indianapolis)
- Island Sports Media (2009?, Hawaii/sport)
- Los Angeles (1960, southern California)
- Midwest Living (1986; 800,792; Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin)
- Milwaukee Magazine (1983; monthly; 200,000; Milwaukee)
- Minnesota Monthly (1967, Minnesota)
- New Hampshire (1988, monthly, New Hampshire)
- New Mexico Magazine (1923, New Mexico/tourism)
- New York (1968; 439,135; New York City)
- Orange Coast (1974; Orange County, California)
- Our State (1933, North Carolina/pictographic)
- Philadelphia (1908, Philadelphia)
- Raleigh Magazine (2015; Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Sactown Magazine (2006, Sacramento/culture)
- Texas Highways (1974, Texas/tourism)
- Texas Monthly (1973; 252,469; Texas)
- Washingtonian (1965, Washington DC)
- Westchester Magazine (2001; monthly; 67,000; Westchester county, New York)
- Yankee (1935; 233,854; New England)
Religion
- Adventist Review (1849, adventist)
- Adventist World (adventist)
- America (1909; 45,000; catholic jesuit)
- Awake! (1919; 12,787,000; Jehovah's Witnesses)
- Back to Godhead (imported from India, no US edition)
- Beyond Today (1995; 450,000; United Church of God)
- Brio (1990-2009, 2017; evangelical teenagers)
- The Christadelphian Tidings of the Kingdom of God (1939, christadelphian)
- The Christian Century (1884; 36,000; mainstream protenstantism)
- Christian Science Sentinel (1898; Church of Christ, Scientist)
- Christianity Today (1956; 130,000; evangelical)
- Commonweal (1924; 20,000; catholic)
- Family Life (imported from Canada, Amish)
- The Friend (1902, mormon children)
- Gospel Advocate (1855, Churches of Christ)
- Guide (1953; 30,000; adventist)
- Guideposts (1945, undefined christian)
- Herald (1860, mormon)
- Hinduism Today (1979; 18,000; hindu)
- The Humanist (1928-1940, 1941; secular)
- The Lamp (2020, catholic)
- Latin Mass Magazine (1992, catholic)
- Liahona (1995, mormon)
- Liberty (1906; 199,000; adventist)
- The Living Church (1878, anglican)
- Parabola (1976, general mythology)
- St. Anthony Messenger (1893, catholic)
- Signs of the Times (US edition, 1874, adventist)
- Sojourners (1971, evangelical)
- Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (1991, buddhist)
- The Watchtower (1879; 21,700,000; Jehovah's Witnesses)
Science and technology
- Aeon (online, 2012, from Australia)
- American Scientist (1913)
- Archaeology (1948; 160,906; history)
- Astronomy (1973, astronomy)
- Chemical & Engineering News (1923)
- Discover (1980, mass readers)
- Flying (1927, aeronautics)
- Infinite Energy (1994; 3,000; recent developments)
- The Mineralogical Record
- National Geographic (1888; 1,980,103)
- Natural History (1900)
- Nature (US edition of a magazine from the UK, where was founded in 1869)
- Nautilus (2013)
- New Scientist (US edition of a magazine from the UK, where was founded in 1956)
- Popular Mechanics (1902; 401,507; mass readers)
- Popular Science (online, print: 1872-2021, mass readers)
- Quanta Magazine (2012, recent developments)
- Rock & Gem
- Science News (1922; 107,166; recent developments)
- Scientific American (1845)
- The Scientist (1986, professional)
- Skeptic (1992; 40,000; fact-checking)
- Skeptical Inquirer (1976, fact-checking)
- Sky & Telescope (1941, astronomy)
- TeRra Magazine (2017, English language magazine imported from South Korea where was founded in 2016)
- Weatherwise (1947, meteorology, climate)
Science fiction and fantasy
- Amazing Stories (1926-2005, 2012)
- Analog Science Fiction and Fact (1930)
- Apex Digest (2005-2019, 2020)
- Asimov's Science Fiction (1977)
- Doctor Who Magazine (1979, imported from the UK)
- Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949)
- Heavy Metal (online, print: 1977-2023)
- Locus (1968)
- Star Wars Insider (1987)
Sports
- American Cheerleader (1995, cheerleading, sport dancing)
- Athletics Weekly (1945, general athletics)
- Athlon Sports (online, print: 1967-2022)
- Baseball Digest (1942, baseball)
- Bicycling (1961, cycling)
- Dime Magazine (2001, basketball)
- Field & Stream (1895-2020, 2024; fishing, hunting)
- Fly Tyer (1978-1982?, 1995; fishing)
- Frequency: The Snowboarder's Journal (2001, snowboarding)
- Golf Digest (1950; 1,652,356; golf)
- Golf Magazine (1959; 1,214,364; golf)
- Gray's Sporting Journal (1975; hunting, fishing)
- Island Sports Media (2009?, Hawaii-focused)
- Lindy's Sports (1982)
- Marlin (1981/2, fishing)
- Outdoor Life (1898; outdoor)
- Pro Football Weekly (1967, football)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated (1979, wrestling)
- The Ring (online, print: 1922-2022, boxing)
- Runner's World (1966; 1,600,000; running)
- Salt Water Sportsman (1939, fishing)
- SLAM Magazine (1994; 70,000; basketball)
- Snowboard Magazine (online, print: 2004-2016, snowboarding)
- Soccer America (1971, soccer)
- Sporting News (online, print: 1886-2012)
- Sports Afield (1887, outdoor)
- Sports Illustrated (1954; 470,152)
- Sports Illustrated Kids (1989; 107,202; children, teens)
- Tae Kwon Do Times (1980, martial arts)
- Tennis (1965, tennis)
- Track & Field News (1954-2018, 2019; general athletics)
- Western Horseman (1936, horseback riding)
- WWE Magazine (online, print: 1983-2014, wrestling)
Teen interest
- American Cheerleader (1995, cheerleading, sport dancing)
- Brio (1990-2009, 2017; evangelical)
- Cricket (1973, pre-teens)
- Girls' Life (1994, girls)
- Heeb (online, print: 2001-2010, jewish)
- J-14 (online, print: 1999-2024, girls)
- Logan (2006, disabled)
- niNe. magazine (online, print: 2006-2011 or 2015, girls)
- Otaku USA (2007, anime, manga)
- Popstar! (1998, entertainment)
- Popteen (online US edition of a magazine from Japan, girls, fashion)
- Right On! (online, print discontinued in 2014, black)
- Scout Life (1911, scouts)
- Seventeen (1944, only special standalone issues since 2018, girls)
- Shojo Beat (online, print: 2005-2009, manga)
- Sports Illustrated Kids (1989; 107,202; sport)
- Teen Ink (1989)
- Teen Vogue (online, print: 2003-2017, girls, fashion)
Imported (no US edition)
- 20 Ans (France)
- Bis (Japan)
- Bravo (Germany)
- Expreszo (Netherlands)
- Faze (Canada)
- Girlfriend (Australia)
- Kishor Alo (Bangladesh)
- Nicola (Japan)
- Ranzuki (Japan)
- Teen Now (UK)
- Teenage Survival Handbook (Canada)
- Unish-Kuri (India)
- Vivi (Japan)
- Wave (Nepal)
Travel
- AAA Home and Away
- AAA Living
- AAA Via
- AAA World
- Alaska Beyond Magazine (online; print: 19??-2022; inflight)
- Arizona Highways (1921-1922, 1925; Arizona-focused)
- Condé Nast Traveler (1987; 712,343)
- Delta Sky Magazine (inflight)
- Hemispheres (online; print: 1992-2024; inflight)
- National Geographic Traveler (online, US edition print: 1984-2019)
- New Mexico Magazine (1923, New Mexico-focused)
- Southwest: The Magazine (inflight)
- Texas Highways (1974, Texas-focused)
- Travel and Leisure (1937, 955,897)
Video games
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (online, print: 1989-2014)
- Game Informer (online, print: 1991-2024)
- Nintendo Force (2013)
- PC Gamer (1994, US edition of a magazine from the UK launched in 1993)
Wildlife
Writing
- The Writer (1887, monthly)
- Writer's Digest (1920, 8/y)
Miscellaneous
- Fidelio (1992, quarterly)
- High Times (1974, monthly)
- Mental Floss (online, print: 2001-2016)
- UFO Magazine (online, print: 1986-2012)
- Civilization (2018, print)
See also
References
- ↑ successknocks Business Magazine
- ↑ "'Blender' Magazine: RIP". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ "Again, Mitchell". Time Magazine. Time. June 10, 1929. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2007. "Monthly magazine until this month called Popular Aviation and Aeronautics. With 100,000 circulation it is largest-selling of U. S. air publications." "Editor of Aeronautics is equally airwise Harley W. Mitchell, no relative of General Mitchell."