The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Last updated ISSN 2041-8205
The Astrophysical Journal Letters is published by IOP Publishing in physics and astronomy. It is open access. The article processing charge is $2,400.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Astrophysical Journal Letters 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
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Key facts
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2041-8205, 2041-8213 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $2,400 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 11,719 |
| Publishing since | 2009 |
| Journal website | iopscience.iop.org/journal/2041-8205 |
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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