Discipline | Physics |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Beth Parks |
Publication details | |
History | 1933–present |
Publisher | American Association of Physics Teachers |
Frequency | Monthly |
0.8 (2023) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Am. J. Phys. |
Indexing | |
CODEN | AJPIAS |
ISSN | 0002-9505 (print) 1943-2909 (web) |
LCCN | 2007233687 |
OCLC no. | 1480178 |
Links | |
The American Journal of Physics is a monthly, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics. The editor-in-chief is Beth Parks of Colgate University. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The focus of this journal is undergraduate and graduate level physics. The intended audience is college and university physics teachers and students. Coverage includes current research in physics, instructional laboratory equipment, laboratory demonstrations, teaching methodologies, lists of resources, and book reviews. In addition, historical, philosophical and cultural aspects of physics are also covered. [3] According to the 2021 Journal Citation Reports from Clarivate, this journal has a 2020 impact factor of 1.022. [6]
The former title of this journal was American Physics Teacher (vol. 1, February 1933) ( ISSN 0096-0322). It was a quarterly journal from 1933 to 1936, and then a bimonthly from 1937 to 1939. After volume 7 was published in December 1939, the name of the journal was changed to its current title in February 1940. Hence, the publication begins under its new title with volume 8 in February 1940. [3] [4] [7]
This journal is indexed in the following databases: [4]
According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 0.8. [10]
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