Journal profile · Multidisciplinary Sciences
American Scientist
ISSN 0003-0996 · SIGMA XI-SCI RES SOC · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1942
American Scientist: CAS Zone 4 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.33; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Leadership and PracticesSocial Sciences13.6%
- History and Developments in AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy8.6%
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifePhysics and Astronomy7%
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy4.9%
- Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics4.1%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities3.8%
- American Sports and LiteratureArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
SCIELetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 905OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,450 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 93 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 70 | 9 | 25 |
| 2023 | 72 | 6 | 72 |
| 2022 | 94 | 5 | 62 |
| 2021 | 64 | 7 | 102 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SIGMA XI-SCI RES SOC
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1942
- ISSN
- 0003-0996
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Scientist
What CAS zone is American Scientist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Scientist is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Scientist?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.33; CiteScore 0.87, h-index 112.
How long does peer review take at American Scientist?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index American Scientist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Scientist is indexed in SCIE.
Is American Scientist open access, and what is the APC?
American Scientist is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .