Science & Vie Junior

Science & Vie Junior is a French popular-science magazine aimed primarily at children and teenagers. It was launched in 1989 as a youth-oriented spin-off of Science & Vie, the established French science magazine. The title adapts the explanatory and visually rich approach of its parent publication for younger readers, combining reporting on scientific news with accessible features, illustrations, experiments, technology coverage, mathematics, comics, reader questions, reviews, and invention-related material. The magazine is published monthly by Mondadori France, which belongs to the Italian media group Mondadori. Its headquarters are in Paris, and its principal market is France. The title is structured into three broad editorial areas: L'actu, 100% Sciences, and MySVJ. L'actu leads with current affairs and science news, often presenting events through photographs, short explanations, quotations, statistics, and concise text-based items. The section also includes Cucaracha, a recurring comic about a rational cockroach observing human society and the world around it. The comic has appeared monthly since November 2001 and was created by Marino Degano and Laurent Salles. 100% Sciences provides more developed scientific and technical content. It uses explanatory visual material alongside longer articles, practical experiments, technology tips, mathematical puzzles, and comic elements. This section supports the magazine's educational role while retaining an entertainment-oriented format intended to make scientific subjects approachable to younger readers. MySVJ, whose name refers to “My Science & Vie Junior,” broadens the magazine beyond conventional articles. Its material includes reviews, questions from readers, invention features, and comics. Together, the sections create a hybrid publication that sits between a science-news magazine, an informal educational resource, and a youth entertainment title. Science & Vie Junior received the Grand prix des Médias in 2010. Reported monthly circulation reached 166,451 copies in 2012. The available reference material does not establish a separate corporate identity, public listing, founder, or independently reported financial profile for the brand. Its identity is instead tied to the Science & Vie publishing family and to Mondadori France's magazine portfolio.

Science & Vie Junior began publication in 1989 as a youth-focused offshoot of Science & Vie. Its purpose was to bring the parent magazine's popular-science approach to a younger readership, especially children and teenagers. Rather than presenting science solely as a formal school subject, the title combines news reporting, visual explanations, practical activities, humor, comics, and reader participation. The magazine is issued monthly and is published by Mondadori France, a subsidiary of the Italian media company Mondadori. Its headquarters are in Paris. The available reference material identifies France as the magazine's publishing and principal operating market but does not document a broader international edition network or a separate legal company dedicated to the title. Editorially, the publication is organized around three main areas. L'actu is the news-oriented opening section and introduces readers to current events in science and related subjects. Its recurring material includes image-led reports, short explanatory items, quotations, statistics, and text features. A notable component is Cucaracha, a comic created by Marino Degano and Laurent Salles. It follows a thoughtful cockroach observing human society, the sky, and unexplained phenomena. Cucaracha has been published monthly in Science & Vie Junior since November 2001. The second broad area, 100% Sciences, provides longer and more explanatory content. It includes articles about science and technology, experiments that readers can follow, technology advice, mathematical entertainment, and comic elements. The section's combination of visual presentation and hands-on material is consistent with the magazine's effort to make complex subjects understandable and engaging for younger readers. The third area, MySVJ, expands the publication's participatory and service content. It includes articles, reviews, invention-related features, questions, and comics. This range allows the magazine to address both general curiosity and specific interests while maintaining a recognizable youth-magazine format. Science & Vie Junior received the Grand prix des Médias in 2010. A reported circulation figure for 2012 put the monthly at 166,451 copies. These milestones indicate that the title had achieved substantial reach and industry recognition by the early 2010s. The reference material supplied for this dossier does not provide a founder, detailed editorial leadership history, later circulation figures, financial results, acquisitions, controversies, or documented changes in ownership beyond its relationship with Mondadori France and the Mondadori group.

• 2012

  Reported circulation milestone

  [1]Science & Vie Junioren.wikipedia.org

  Reported monthly circulation reaches 166,451 copies.

• 2010

  Grand prix des Médias recognition

  [1]Science & Vie Junioren.wikipedia.org

  Science & Vie Junior wins the Grand prix des Médias.

• 2001

  Cucaracha becomes a monthly feature

  [1]Science & Vie Junioren.wikipedia.org

  The Cucaracha comic begins appearing monthly in the magazine. It was created by Marino Degano and Laurent Salles.

• 1989

  Launch of Science & Vie Junior

  [1]Science & Vie Junioren.wikipedia.org

  Science & Vie Junior begins publication as a youth-oriented spin-off of Science & Vie, targeting children and teenagers with accessible science coverage.

An accessible, visual, and entertaining science magazine that introduces children and teenagers to current scientific events, technology, experiments, mathematics, and general scientific culture.

• Youth science magazine · 1989

  Science & Vie Junior monthly magazine

  The core product is a monthly French-language magazine for children and teenagers. It combines science news, explanatory reporting, technology, experiments, mathematics, reviews, reader questions, inventions, and comics. Its editorial format uses short items and visual storytelling alongside longer features, giving younger readers multiple ways to engage with scientific subjects.

• Comic feature · 2001

  Cucaracha

  Cucaracha is a recurring comic published within the L'actu section. Created by Marino Degano and Laurent Salles, it centers on a cockroach with human-like reasoning who observes people, the sky, and strange events. The feature has appeared monthly in Science & Vie Junior since November 2001.

1. 1Science & Vie Junioren.wikipedia.org
2. 2Science & Vie Junior official websitelabosvj.com