Recent print trade magazine closings.

Recent b2b magazine titles that have ceased print publication come from the range of topic categories. Most of the magazines listed below continue to produce material online, either through web sites and/or e-newsletters.

CMP Media has closed two of its technology titles including "C/C++ User's Journal" (San Mateo, CA), a monthly launched in 1987 with a controlled circulation of 40,000, and "IT Architect" (Manhasset, NY), a monthly with a controlled circulation of 125,000 and originally launched in 1986 as "Network Magazine."

CFO Publishing Corp. (Boston, MA) has closed "CFO IT," a quarterly distributed to 450,000 corporate financial executives, while B2B E-Commerce International (Los Angeles, CA), a unit of Line56 Media, has closed "Portals," a bimonthly that offered information and news on e-commerce and enterprise technologies. Both titles were launched in 2003. Two other titles in the computer category have also ceased publication. Webcom Communications (Greenwood Village, CO) has closed "Software Business," a bimonthly with a paid circulation of 5000 that was launched in 1993, while Fawcette Technical Publications (San Mateo, CA) has ceased production of "Web Logic Pro," a bimonthly started in 2004 for a controlled circulation of 112,000 web development professionals.

Bloomberg (New York) has closed "On Investing," a quarterly launched in 1999 for a controlled circulation of 550,000 financial professionals, and the Kissling Organization (Lexington, KY), a producer of information for the insurance industry, has closed "Financial Services Advisor," a bimonthly launched in 1878 that had a paid circulation of 500. Also, two of the numerous emergency personnel/responder titles launched after 9/11 have closed. JEMS Communications (San Diego, CA), a unit of Elsevier, has stopped production of "Homeland First Response," a bimonthly launched in 2003 with a controlled circulation of 23,000, and Cygnus Business Media (Van Nuys, CA), has closed "Frontline First Responder," a quarterly launched in 2004 by Summer Communications and purchased by Cygnus in July 2005.

The Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers (Oak Creek, WI) has closed "Engineering Professional," a bimonthly launched in 1960 that had a paid circulation of 2100, and Witter Publishing Corp. (Flemington, NJ) has ceased publication of both "CleanTech," published ten times a year for the clean manufacturing industry, and "MicroTec," a title produced nine times a year for a controlled circulation of 25,000 product design professionals.

In addition, two titles in both the photography and grocery categories were closed. Cygnus Business Media (Melville, NY) closed "Imaging Business," produced seven times a year and launched in 1965 as "Photographic Processing" and Workbook & Co. (Los Angeles, CA) has closed "Wraparound," a quarterly launched in 2003 with a controlled circulation of 21,000 professional photographers. New Hope Natural Media (Boulder, CO), a unit of Penton Media, has ceased publication of "Natural Grocery Buyer," a title produced five times a year for 7000 executives in the natural foods industry, while Convenience Industry News, Inc. (Torrance, CA) has ceased production of a magazine of the same name. Launched in 2002, it had a controlled circulation of 40,000 convenience store professionals.

In addition, Elsevier (New York) has closed "Nutrition Research," a monthly with a paid circulation of 500, Strickland Publishing (Dallas, TX) has suspended production of "Charity" a quarterly that "celebrates philanthropy in communities of color," after one issue, and Prism Business Media (Atlanta, GA) has closed "Waste Age Product News," a quarterly launched in 1999 by company predecessor Intertec Publishing.

Finally, Reed Business Information (Rockaway, NJ) has ceased production of "Fiber Optic Technology," a monthly launched in 1985 for 30,000 telecom executives, and VNU Business Media (New York) has closed "Amusement Business," a monthly founded in 1894 and distributed to a controlled circulation of 6000 managers of amusement and theme parks, family entertainment centers, fairs, carnivals, sports franchises and attractions.