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The American Journal of Physics is a monthly, peer-reviewed scientific journal focused on undergraduate and graduate level physics education. It is published jointly by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics.
The journal was founded in February 1933 under the name American Physics Teacher. It was renamed the American Journal of Physics in February 1940, beginning with volume 8.
The journal covers current physics research, instructional laboratory equipment, laboratory demonstrations, teaching methodologies, book reviews, and historical, philosophical, and cultural aspects of physics. Its intended audience is college and university physics teachers and students.
Beth Parks of Colgate University is the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Physics.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the American Journal of Physics had a 2020 impact factor of 1.022 and a 2023 impact factor of 0.8.
The American Journal of Physics is indexed in databases including Chemical Abstracts, Mathematical Reviews, Physics Abstracts, the Current Index to Journals in Education (ERIC), Applied Science and Technology Index, and International Aerospace Abstracts, among others.