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ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL


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*Average Peer Review
Fast, 2-4 Week(s)
*Competitiveness
Moderate
CiteScore
8.6
CiteScore Rank
Subject Area Rank Percentile
Category: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Subcategory: Space and Planetary Science		 18 / 105
Category: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Subcategory: Astronomy and Astrophysics		 17 / 97
Link to PubMed Central (PMC)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?term=0004-6256%5BISSN%5D

Indexing (SCI collection)
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
Scopus (CiteScore)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Country/Area of Publication
UNITED STATES
Publication Frequency
Monthly
Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd.

ISSN
0004-6256
E-ISSN
1538-3881
Year Publication Started
1849

Self-citation (2025-2026)
20.70%
Annual Article Volume
699
Gold OA Percentage
100.00%

Open Access Info
APC APC Waiver Other Charges
N/A N/A N/A
Journal Aim & Scope
The Astronomical Journal publishes original astronomical research, with an emphasis on significant scientific results derived from observations. Publications in AJ include descriptions of data capture, surveys, analysis techniques, astronomical interpretation, instrumentation, and software and computing.

Web of Science Quartiles
WOS Quartile: Q1

Quartiles By JIFCollectionQuartileRankPercentage
Category: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICSSCIEQ117/86
Quartiles By JCICollectionQuartileRankPercentage
Category: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICSSCIEQ120/86
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  • Journals In The Same Subject Area
  • CiteScore Trends
  • Self Citation Trends
  • Annual Article Volume Trends
  • Journal Title h-index CiteScore
    Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics16853.70
    ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS REVIEW5444.30
    NEW ASTRONOMY REVIEWS5236.80
    SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS13313.50
    ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES21713.70
    PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC13610.00
    Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics968.60
    ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS2578.60
    ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL3819.00
    PHYSICAL REVIEW D3029.00
  • ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
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