Astronomy and Astrophysics
Last updated ISSN 0004-6361
Astronomy and Astrophysics is published by EDP Sciences in physics and astronomy. It is open access. The article processing charge is $1,865.
Is your paper a fit?
The surest way to know is to compare your own abstract against what this journal has actually been publishing, rather than against its aims-and-scope page. Paste your abstract and Journal Hunt will tell you how close Astronomy and Astrophysics is — and show you journals like it.
What it publishes
Recent work in Astronomy and Astrophysics concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Key facts
| Publisher | EDP Sciences |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0004-6361, 1432-0746 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $1,865 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 55,946 |
| Publishing since | 2001 |
| Journal website | www.aanda.org/ |
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.
Journals like Astronomy and Astrophysics
Other established journals in physics and astronomy, if this one is not the right home for your paper:

