American Studies (AMSJ) is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal which covers issues broadly concerning American culture, history, literature, and politics through international perspectives.

[2] The American Studies editorial board is made up of 46 members from 38 institutions in 7 countries.

This was in part due to a merger with American Studies International (ASI), which ceased publication in 2004, and marked a commitment to internationalizing the editorial board and increasing the presence of scholarship produced outside the United States, as well as a commitment to continue the teaching-focused features that had been sustained by ASI.

The editorial staff includes: editors-in-chief Sherrie Tucker and Christopher Perreira.

The journal is available in full text through the following databases: JSTOR, Project Muse, ProQuest, and EBSCO.