Nature Astronomy
Last updated ISSN 2397-3366
Nature Astronomy is published by Nature Portfolio in physics and astronomy. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $12,690.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Nature Astronomy concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Key facts
| Publisher | Nature Portfolio |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2397-3366 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $12,690 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 2,947 |
| Publishing since | 2016 |
| Journal website | www.nature.com/natastron/ |
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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