Journal profile

The American naturalist

Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISSN0003-0147 | 1537-5323 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
Official Website Verify CrossRef

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.62
Citation rate 3.53 954 total citations
h5-index 32 h5 depth signal
Cited share 78.5% 227 of 289
Total citations 954 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.74 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.1% 20 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 440
Canada 89
United Kingdom 73
France 54
Australia 49

Citing Fields of Research

Animal Biology 774
Evolutionary Genomics 696
Forestry 285
Entomology 278
Ecological Monitoring 157

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 22,361 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 289 227 cited publications
Last 12 months 159 13.3 publications/month
Open access share 0.0% 0 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 440 citing publications
Leading citing field Animal Biology 774 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 8 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v161n1, Jan. 2003-
PubMed
v161n1, Jan. 2003-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Animal Biology Evolutionary Genomics Forestry Entomology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Society of Naturalists
Contributor
Essex Institute
Contributor
Peabody Academy of Science

Broad Categories

Biology Science Animal Biology Evolutionary Genomics Forestry Entomology Marine Biology

MeSH Descriptors

Biology Science

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Issued Mar. 1867-Feb. 1868 by the Essex Institute; Mar. 1868-Dec. 1950, by the Peabody Academy of Science; 1951- by the American Society of Naturalists.

v.137, no. 1 (Jan. 1990)20030701 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper