The following is a partial list of scientific journals. There are thousands of
scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past. The list given here is far from exhaustive, only containing some of the most influential, currently publishing journals in each field. As a rule of thumb, each field should be represented by fewer than ten positions, chosen by their
impact factor
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as ...
s and other ratings.
''Note'': there are many
science magazine
''Science'', also widely referred to as ''Science Magazine'', is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.
It was first published in 1880, ...
s that are not scientific journals, including ''
Scientific American
''Scientific American'', informally abbreviated ''SciAm'' or sometimes ''SA'', is an American popular science magazine. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, have contributed articles to it. In print since 1845, it ...
'', ''
New Scientist'', ''
Australasian Science
''Australasian Science'' was a bimonthly science magazine published in Australia and was the longest-running scientific publication in the country, from 1938 to 2019. It contained a mixture of news items, feature articles, and expert commentary.
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'' and others. They are not listed here.
For periodicals in the social sciences and humanities, see
list of social science journals.
General and multidisciplinary science
Basic and physical sciences
Archaeology
Astronomy and astrophysics
Chemistry
Earth and atmospheric sciences
Materials science
Mechanics
* ''
Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
''Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on fluid mechanics. It is published once a year by Annual Reviews and the editors are Parviz Moin and Howard Stone.
As of 2022, ''Journal Citation Repor ...
''
* ''
Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis''
Physics
Life sciences
Biology in general
Agriculture
Bioinformatics
See
List of bioinformatics journals
Biophysics and biochemistry
Botany
Chronobiology
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Chronobiology International''
Development
Ecology
Forestry
Genetics
Husbandry
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Rangifer''
Immunology
Neuroscience
Veterinary medicine
Zoology
Engineering
Environmental engineering
Mechanical engineering
Computer science
Robotics and automation
Mathematics
General mathematics
Statistics
Medicine and health care
Public health
Nursing
Nutrition and food science
Psychiatry
Other fields
Energy
Forensic science
Physical education
* ''
African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance''
Social science
See also
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List of academic databases and search engines
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List of academic journals
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List of science magazines
A science magazine is a periodical publication with news, opinions and reports about science, generally written for a non-expert audience. In contrast, a periodical publication, usually including primary research and/or reviews, that is written ...
of popular and non peer-reviewed kind
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List of open access journals
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Scientific
Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...
Lists of publications in science
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