American Journal of Science

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The American Journal of Science was founded in 1818 by Professor Benjamin Silliman, who edited and financed it himself, and it is the oldest American journal in continuous publication. Until 1880 it was also known as the American Journal of Science and Arts, but its focus was always on natural sciences and especially on geology and related subjects. In early years often known as "Silliman's Journal," the publication became associated with Yale University due to his long tenure there (1804-1853). The editorship long remained in the family of Professor Silliman, as he was assisted by his son, Benjamin Silliman, Jr., from 1838. On the death of the elder Silliman in 1864, he was succeeded as chief editor by his son-in-law, James Dwight Dana, and then from 1895 till 1926 by Dana's son Edward Salisbury Dana. Associate editors included the botanist Asa Gray and the zoologist Louis Agassiz.

The current editors are Jay J. Ague and Danny M. Rye, both professors of geology and geophysics at Yale.