Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
Last updated ISSN 0250-6335
Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy is published by Springer Nature 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 Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astro and Planetary Science
Key facts
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0250-6335, 0973-7758 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 2,069 |
| Publishing since | 1980 |
| Journal website | www.springer.com/journal/12036 |
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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