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''Science'' is the Academic Journal of the American Association For The Advancement Of Science and is considered one of the world's most prestigious Scientific Journal s. The journal is Peer-reviewed , is published weekly, and has a print subscriber base of around 130,000. Because institutional subscriptions and online access serve a larger audience, its estimated readership is one million people.AAAS, " What is AAAS? " The major focus of the journal is publishing important original scientific Research and research reviews, but ''Science'' also publishes science-related news, opinions on Science Policy and other matters of interest to Scientists and others who are concerned with the wide implications of Science and Technology . Although most scientific journals focus on a specific field, ''Science'' and its rival '' Nature '' cover the full range of Scientific Disciplines . ''Science'' places special emphasis on Biology and the Life Sciences because of the expansion of Biotechnology and Genetics over the past few decades. ''Science'''s Impact Factor for 2004 was 31.853 (as measured by Thomson ISI ). Although it is the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, membership in the AAAS is not required to publish in ''Science''. Papers are accepted from authors around the world. Competition to publish in ''Science'' is very intense, as an article published in such a highly-cited journal can lead to attention and career advancement for the authors. Less than 10% of articles submitted to the editors are accepted for publication and all research articles are subject to Peer Review before they appear in the magazine. ''Science'' is based in Washington, D.C. , USA , with a second office in Cambridge , England . HISTORY ''Science'' was founded by New York journalist John Michaels in 1880 with financial support from for $500. In an agreement worked out by Cattell and AAAS secretary by Thomas Hunt Morgan , gravitational lensing by Albert Einstein , and spiral nebulae by Edwin Hubble After Cattell died in 1944, the ownership of the journal was transferred to the AAAS. [http://archives.aaas.org/exhibit/ After Cattell's death, the magazine lacked a consistent editorial presence until Graham DuShane became editor in 1956. Physicist missions and some of the earliest reports on AIDS were published {Link without Title} . Biochemist Daniel E. Koshland Jr served as editor from 1985 until 1995. From 1995 until 2000, neuroscientist Floyd Bloom held the position of editor {Link without Title} . |
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