American Journal of Science
Last updated ISSN 0002-9599
American Journal of Science is published by Yale University in earth and planetary sciences. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in American Journal of Science concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Geological formations and processes
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Key facts
| Publisher | Yale University |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0002-9599, 0099-5363, 1945-452X |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 12,128 |
| Publishing since | 1821 |
| Journal website | www.ajsonline.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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