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AMERICAN SCIENTIST

SIGMA XI-SCI RES SOC · US

ISSN0003-0996eISSN1545-2786

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

Total78

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Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

American Scientist is an illustrated bimonthly magazine about science and technology. It reviews important work in fields that range from molecular biology to computer engineering and focuses on a wide range of interdisciplinary topics to bridge the gap between scientific research and public understanding.

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General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 78 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgSigma Xi

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SIGMA XI-SCI RES SOC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0003-0996 / 1545-2786

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

107

337

2019

101

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Educational Leadership and PracticesHistory and Developments in AstronomySpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeAstro and Planetary ScienceInterdisciplinary Cultural and Social StudiesHistory and Theory of MathematicsArt, Technology, and CultureAmerican Sports and LiteratureEvolution and Science EducationPosthumanist Ethics and Activism

Frequently asked questions about AMERICAN SCIENTIST

Is AMERICAN SCIENTIST a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AMERICAN SCIENTIST: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AMERICAN SCIENTIST?

AMERICAN SCIENTIST is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is AMERICAN SCIENTIST indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AMERICAN SCIENTIST is indexed in Web of Science.