Elektor magazine aims at inspiring people to master electronics at any personal level by presenting construction projects and spotting developments in electronics and information technology.
Elektor is published 11 times a year with a double issue for July & August. The magazine is available from newsstands, bookshops and electronics retail outlets, on subscription and on-line as a monthly pdf download.
Elektor is the world's widest circulated publication on electronics and microcontrollers and currently the only electronics magazine with an in-house design laboratory.
Elektor publishes more circuits per year than any of its UK, US or Australian competitors in the market. Elektor has been on sale and distribution throughout the world since 1975, without change of title.
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Freelance authors, advertisers, press bureaus, research institutes, universities, software and hardware manufacturers are expressly invited to contribute articles covering the main themes of the month listed below. Please contact the Editor.
Elektor magazine 2009 Publishing Schedule and Editorial Features |
Issue | Main Theme | Keywords & ideas for authors/contributors (items not necessarily covered in issue) |
January 2009 Publication Date: December 18, 2008 Status: printed. | Wireless | |
February 2009 Publication Date: January 22, 2009 Status: printed. | Design Tools | |
March 2009 Publication Date: February 19, 2009 Status: printed. | Microcontrollers | |
April 2009 Publication Date: March 19, 2009 Status: printed | Automation | |
May 2009 Publication Date: April 23, 2009 Status: printed. | Measurement | |
Issue | Main Theme | Keywords & ideas for authors/contributors (items not necessarily covered in issue) | |
June 2009 Publication Date: May 21, 2009 Status: printed | Green electronics & alternative energy | | |
July & August 2009 Publication Date: June 22, 2009 Status: printed, on sale. | Summer Circuits special | The annual collection of around 100 assorted small circuits, design ideas, tips and software pointers covering the whole gamut of electronics, embedded and computer technologies. Traditionally this is Elektor’s best selling issue of the year. Extra thick at 136 pages. | |
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September 2009 Publication Date: August 20, 2009 Status: printed | Automotive and sensors | | |
October 2009 Publication Date: September 24, 2009 Status: in print | Audio: analog and digital | | |
November 2009 Publication Date: October 22, 2009 Status: article planning closed | Electronic Components | The use and selection of electronic components. - Basics of electronic components - Weird, rare and obsolete components - Manufacturing techniques of components - Discrete vs. integrated - Electromechanical components - Optics - MEMS - Selecting components: choosing the right one, and where to buy it | |
December 2009 Publication Date: November 19, 2009 Status: article planning closed | Home Automation | How electronics can be used to improve comfort at home. - Sensors & actuators - Standards & safety - X10 - Zigbee & other (wireless) protocols - Power signaling - Energy management | |