Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
scientific journal
The Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences is an academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences. It is one of the oldest science journals still being published, having been founded in 1823. The editor-in-chief is Douglas Braaten. Each issue is of substantial length and explores a single topic with a multidisciplinary approach. A review published on Ulrichsweb states the scope is enormous and describes the journal as highly respected and the articles as penetrating.
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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2025 impact factor of 4.5, ranking it 24th out of 140 journals in the category "Multidisciplinary sciences".
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2431664. VIAF identifies the subject as 186695394. The Library of Congress control number is n42032359. 5 of 8 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1823 and 2025.
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