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The early history of SJIS
Many of you will surely be wondering: how and when did SJIS start? How did it become the greatest scientific journal in the world from its inception in 2012, eclipsing rivals with hundreds of years under their belts? And perhaps most curiously, why did the publication seemingly start at Volume VI? These questions, and hopefully more, will be answered in the following pages.
Inception
SJIS was an ambitious project from the start. In a National Oceanography Centre lecture room, in 2012, James Bell and Philip Burchell decided there and then to start the world’s greatest scientific journal. The name was carefully developed during this lecture to include all branches of science, from all corners of the globe, for all of time, with an emphasis on science.
Volumes I-V were indeed prepared, but this was during the initial growth period before SJIS had found its feet. There was insufficient money and infrastructure to release the articles to the general public, despite the impressive content. As such, only the archived covers are freely available to date.
Growth
Volume I was prepared in 2012, by James and Phil with help from Matthew Couldrey, Zachary Mazlan, Carmine Wainman and Robert Yarlett (most of whom continue to contribute to this day). Such discoveries as time travel, the existence of God, teleportation and the meaning of life were documented. A popular science geology magazine, ‘Digging’, was included in these issues. Volume II continued this impressive start with similarly mind-blowing information, supplemented by another popular science magazine, this time focusing on Oceanography entitled ‘Splashing about’.
Volume III was special; as the founders and fellow contributors completed their university Master’s degrees, their final year scientific findings were grouped together
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