Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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When you access your profile, you have the option to “unsubscribe”. The system will give you a choice of possible reasons and your answer will help us to improve.

Yes, in the resource library we publish a series of guides aimed at different profiles, including journalists who do not usually cover scientific information. There are guides on how to read a scientific article, what types of research exist, the peer review mechanism of journals, the embargo system, and the sources of scientific journalism, among others. If you think any of them are missing, don't hesitate to write to us.

Yes, they are also published in the resource library. The topics are very diverse: climate change, volcanology, cancer, vaccines, vaping, among others. If you miss any of them, don't hesitate to write to us.

  • It is not a repository of press releases.
  • It is not a press office that provides journalists with contacts to scientists.
  • It is not a regular media outlet with news, features and interviews.

SMC Spain has its origins in the science news agency SINC, created by FECYT in 2008.

In 2021, SINC joined the COVID-19 Vaccine Media Hub, together with the international network of Science Media Centres. Inclusion in this hub promoted the creation of an SMC in Spain that was to expand the toolkit for dealing with science in the media.  

We have a database for internal use only, to which we are constantly adding sources. If you would like to be part of it, you can write to us in the same email, telling us briefly about your area of specialisation and how you would like us to contact you.