Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Last updated ISSN 0066-4146
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics is published by Annual Reviews in physics and astronomy. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Key facts
| Publisher | Annual Reviews |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0066-4146, 1545-4282 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,346 |
| Publishing since | 1963 |
| Journal website | www.annualreviews.org/journal/astro |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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