Research Notes of the AAS
Last updated ISSN 2515-5172
Research Notes of the AAS is published by IOP Publishing 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 Research Notes of the AAS concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
Key facts
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2515-5172 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Not recorded |
| Articles published | 2,535 |
| Publishing since | 2017 |
| Journal website | iopscience.iop.org/journal/2515-5172 |
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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