《美國科學雜志》(American Journal of Science, AJS)由本杰明·西利曼(Benjamin Silliman)于1818年創(chuàng)辦，是美國歷史最悠久的連續(xù)出版的科學雜志。該雜志致力于地質(zhì)學和相關(guān)科學，并發(fā)表來自世界各地的文章，介紹所有地球科學的主要研究成果。讀者主要是學術(shù)界和政府機構(gòu)的地球科學家。2015年，AJS的影響因子為3.566,5年的影響因子為4.217，在所有發(fā)表新內(nèi)容的同行評議的地球科學期刊中排名接近榜首。AJS中的文章往往被引用多年，導致引用半衰期超過10年(所有統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)均來自Thomson ISI)。

The American Journal of Science (AJS), founded in 1818 by Benjamin Silliman, is the oldest scientific journal in the United States that has been published continuously. The Journal is devoted to geology and related sciences and publishes articles from around the world presenting results of major research from all earth sciences. Readers are primarily earth scientists in academia and government institutions. AJS had an impact factor of 3.566 and a five year impact factor of 4.217 for 2015, ranking near the top for all peer-reviewed earth sciences journals publishing new content. Articles in AJS tend to be cited for many years, resulting in a citation half-life that exceeds 10 years (all statistics from Thomson ISI).