Abstract:With the national rejuvenation and the rise of the ideological trend of saving the country through science, popular science magazines have become one of the important media of scientific enlightenment. With the help of the strategy of "translation", the disseminators of popular science magazines construct scientific and standardized texts and intuitive and easy-to-read images. By constructing four communication dimensions, they initially cultivate and shape the scientific literacy of the public, attract citizens of all ages to participate in scientific activities, and form a scientific communication network with the participation of scientific circles, business circles and the public, as well as a communication network with the participation of human and non-human actors. Based on the actor network theory, this paper attempts to reveal the achievements and shortcomings of popular science magazines in the Republic of China in terms of communication dimensions and communication efficiency, and bring beneficial enlightenment and reference for today"s scientific communication activities.
