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Discipline | Astronomy,Astrophysics,Cosmology andPlanetary science |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Paul Woods |
Publication details | |
History | 2017–present |
Publisher | Nature Portfolio (United Kingdom) |
Frequency | Monthly |
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15.647 (2021) | |
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt ![]() | |
ISO 4 | Nat. Astron. |
Indexing CODEN (alt) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
ISSN | 2397-3366 |
LCCN | 2018242063 |
OCLC no. | 1165479718 |
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Nature Astronomy is apeer reviewedscientific journal published byNature Portfolio.[1][2] It was first published in January 2017 (volume 1, issue 1), although the first content appeared online in December 2016. Theeditor-in-chief is Paul Woods, who is a full-time professional editor employed by the journal.[3] Dr. Woods took over the leadership of the journal in April 2024 from May Chiao,[4] who launched the journal. The founding editors of this journal, in addition to May Chiao, were Paul Woods, Luca Maltagliati and Marios Karouzos.[3]
The journal isabstracted and indexed in:
According to theJournal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021impact factor of 15.647, ranking it 5th out of 69 journals in the category "Astronomy & Astrophysics", behind four Review journals. Nature Astronomy is the leading primary research journal in astronomy & astrophysics, ranked by JournalImpact Factor.[8]