Astronomy and Astrophysics
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title (ISO) | Astron. Astrophys. |
| Discipline | Astronomy, astrophysics |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Claude Bertout |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | EDP Sciences for European Southern Observatory |
| Publication history | 1969–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Impact factor (2010) |
4.410 |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0004-6361 (print) 1432-0746 (web) |
| LCCN | 74220573 |
| CODEN | AAEJAF |
| OCLC number | 1518497 |
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Astronomy and Astrophysics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering theoretical, observational and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics. It was published by Springer-Verlag from 1969–2000, while EDP Sciences published the companion A&A Supplement Series. In 2000, the two journals merged, with the combined journal known simply as Astronomy and Astrophysics and published by EDP Sciences. The journal copyright is owned by the European Southern Observatory.
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[edit] Former titles
Astronomy and Astrophysics was formed in 1969 by the merging of several national journals of individual European countries. These journals, with their ISSN and date of first publication are as follows:[1]
- Annales d'Astrophysique ISSN 0365-0499 (France), established in 1938
- Arkiv för Astronomi ISSN 0004-2048 (Sweden), established in 1948
- Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of the Netherlands ISSN 0365-8910 (Netherlands), established in 1921
- Bulletin Astronomique ISSN 0245-9787 (France), established in 1884
- Journal des Observateurs ISSN 0368-3389 (France), established in 1915
- Zeitschrift für Astrophysik ISSN 0372-8331 (Germany), established in 1930
The publishing of Astronomy and Astrophysics was further extended in 1992 by the incorporation of Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of Czechoslovakia, established in 1947.
[edit] Sponsoring countries
The original sponsoring countries were the four countries whose journals merged to form Astronomy and Astrophysics (France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden), together with Belgium, Denmark, Finland, and Norway. The European Southern Observatory also participated as a "member country". Norway later withdrew, but Austria, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland all joined. The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia all joined as new members in the 1990s. In 2001 the words "A European Journal" were removed from the front cover in recognition of the fact that the journal was becoming increasingly global in scope, and in 2002 Argentina was admitted as an "observer". In 2004 the Board of Directors decided that the journal "will henceforth consider applications for sponsoring membership from any country in the world with well-documented active and excellent astronomical research". Argentina became the first non-European country to gain full membership in 2005. Brazil, Chile, and Portugal all gained "observer" status at this time and have since progressed to full membership.
[edit] Abstracting and indexing
This journal is listed in the following databases:[1][2][3]
- Astrophysics Data System
- Chemical Abstracts Service - CASSI
- SIMBAD [4]
- Compendex
- Computer & Control Abstracts
- Electrical & Electronics Abstracts
- Inspec
- Physics Abstracts
- Nuclear science abstracts
- Science Citation Index
- Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences
- INIST
- PaperChem
- Physics Abstracts
- Zentralblatt MATH
- Astronomy and Astrophysics has a 2010 impact factor of 4.410.[5]
[edit] See also
- The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
- Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics
- Astronomy & Geophysics
- Astronomical Journal
- Astrophysical Journal
- Advances in Space Research
- Astronomy Letters
- Astronomy Reports
- Earth, Moon, and Planets
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
[edit] References
- ^ a b List of indexing databases for this journal, and bibliographic information. [format:Journal&offset=1&max=14 "Library catalog"]. National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/777683?lookfor=title:(Astronomy%20and%20Astrophysics)%20%23[format:Journal]&offset=1&max=14. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ List of Thomson Reuters indexing services that list this journal. "Master Journal List". Thomson Reuters. http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=0004-6361. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Abstracting and indexing". EDP Sciences. http://www.aanda.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99&Itemid=103&lang=en_GB.utf8%2C+en_GB.UT. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ SIMBAD astronomical database. Access date - January 27, 2011}
- ^ "2010 Impact Factor (July 2011)" (online webpage). EDP Sciences (France). http://www.aanda.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=744&Itemid=43&lang=en_GB.utf8%2C+en_GB.UT. Retrieved 2011-09-19. "The Astronomy & Astrophysics ISI impact factor for 2010 is 4.410. Astronomy & Astrophysics articles were cited 89,585 times in 2010."
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