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Katapult is a popular scientific magazine which was foudend in March 2015 and which aims to illustrate social science findings espacially through maps. Katapult is published in Greifswald (Germany).

Concept
Katapult Magazine exclusively deals with findings of social sciences( politics, economics, law, languages and history). The main goal is to showcase the findings of social sciences in a creative way and make it accessible to a broad public. Therefore even quite complicated outcome of social science shall be published. Katapult is published in many languages but mainly in german and english. The multilingualism shall enable, that science can be understood even across boarders. The maps and illustrations make the understandig a lot easier.

Katapult is funded by the selling of licences, advertisements and donations. The first printed issue is planned for November 2015.

History
The magazine was startet in March 2015 by Benjamin Fredrich, Sarah Podszuck and Sebastian Váczi. The founders reached the second place in the 2014 UNIQUE ideas competition. Since March 2015 the magazine publishes frequently articeles regarding social science and daily politics.

The Team of the Katapult Magazine is funded by the EXist (support programme) from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Germany) since March 2015.

Team
Katapult is managed by Benjamin Fredrich and Professor Hubertus Buchstein from the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University in Greifswald. Die editorial staff exits of five editors and seven translators

Authors
Beside several young academics following well-respected scientists have wrote articles for the Katapult Magazine:


 * Hubertus Buchstein
 * Helmut Müller-Enbergs
 * Tamar Amar-Dahl
 * Michael Hein
 * Andreas Armborst
 * Dieter H. Kollmer
 * Wolfgang Benz
 * Michael F. Scholz
 * Horst Meier
 * Stefan Ewert
 * Marcel Helbig
 * Christoph Deutschmann
 * Rainer Maria Kiesow
 * Birgit Heller

Weblinks

 * Offizielle Website (deutsch) Katapult-Magazin
 * Offizielle Website (englisch) Katapult-Magazine
 * Offizielle Website (russisch) Katapult-Magazin