The American Naturalist

The American Naturalist
DisciplineEcology, evolution, population biology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byDaniel I. Bolnick
Publication details
History1867–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
3.926 (2020)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Am. Nat.
Indexing
ISSN0003-0147
LCCN00-227441
JSTOR00030147
OCLC no.45446849
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The American Naturalist is the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society of Naturalists, whose purpose is "to advance and to diffuse knowledge of organic evolution and other broad biological principles so as to enhance the conceptual unification of the biological sciences." It was established in 1867 and is published by the University of Chicago Press. The journal covers research in ecology, evolutionary biology, population, and integrative biology. As of 2018, the editor-in-chief is Daniel I. Bolnick. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2020 impact factor of 3.926.