Academic Journal
Q4Scientific American
About Scientific American
Scientific American is a scholarly journal published by Scientific American Inc.. SCImago 2025 places it in Q4 with an SJR of 0.112 and an H-index of 106.
Its listed coverage is 1947-1950, 1958-2025 and its research categories include Multidisciplinary (Q4). The 2025 dataset reports 319 documents and 107 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation, Legal Cases and Commentary, Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies, Legal case studies and regulations, History and Developments in Astronomy.
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