American Journal of Science

The American Journal of Science (AJS) is an earth-science journal founded in 1818 by Benjamin Silliman at Yale and the oldest continuously published scientific journal in the United States, now a diamond open-access journal, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.5（American Journal of Science，简称 AJS）1818 年由 Benjamin Silliman 在（Yale）创办，是美国持续出版历史最久的科学期刊，专注地质及相关地球科学，现为钻石开放获取期刊，2025 年影响因子为 3.5。

Scope

• Geochemistry and isotope geochemistry of Earth and planetary materials地球与行星物质的地球化学与同位素地球化学。
• Geochronology and thermochronology, including the timing of tectonic and magmatic events地质年代学与热年代学，包括构造与岩浆事件的年代。
• Geodynamics, tectonics, petrology and metamorphic processes地球动力学、构造、岩石学与变质过程。
• Geomorphology, basin analysis, surface processes and Earth history地貌学、盆地分析、地表过程与地球历史。
• Papers that advance fundamental understanding of Earth processes and open new research directions推进对地球过程的基础理解并开辟新研究方向的文章。

History

• Founded in 1818 by Benjamin Silliman, AJS is the oldest continuously published scientific journal in the United States该刊 1818 年由 Benjamin Silliman 创办，是美国持续出版历史最久的科学期刊。
• It is published by the American Journal of Science from Yale University, where its editorial office is based该刊由（Yale University）的（American Journal of Science）出版，编辑部设于该校。
• The journal is devoted to geology and related sciences and publishes major research from all earth sciences around the world期刊专注地质及相关科学，发表来自全球各地球科学领域的重大研究。
• It adopted a diamond open-access model in 2023, allowing authors to publish free of charge and readers to read free of charge该刊 2023 年起采用钻石开放获取模式，作者免费发表、读者免费阅读。

Editors

• AJS is governed by a group of editors drawn from several universities rather than a single editor-in-chief该刊由来自多所大学的编辑团队共同主持，而非单一主编。
• Editors include Mark T. Brandon of Yale University, specialising in tectonics and thermochronology, and C. Page Chamberlain of Stanford University, specialising in geochemistry编辑包括（Yale University）专攻构造与热年代学的 Mark T. Brandon，以及（Stanford University）专攻地球化学的 C. Page Chamberlain。
• Further editors include Louis A. Derry of Cornell University, Michael T. Hren of the University of Connecticut and Francis Macdonald of the University of California, Berkeley其他编辑还包括（Cornell University）的 Louis A. Derry、（University of Connecticut）的 Michael T. Hren 与（University of California）伯克利分校的 Francis Macdonald。
• An international network of more than twenty associate editors, together with a Yale advisory board, supports the editors一个由二十余位地球科学家组成的国际副编辑团队，以及（Yale）顾问委员会，为编辑工作提供支持。