The Astronomical journal
Published by American Astronomical Society
Open access · CC BY · In DOAJ · United States · Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Journal at a glance
- ISSN
- 0004-6256, 1538-3881 (electronic)
- Publisher
- American Astronomical Society
- Country
- United States
- Language
- en
- License
- CC BY
Also known as: Astron J (Abbreviation), AJ (Alternate title)
Indexing
Metrics
| Metric | Value | Year | Source |
|---|
| DOIs registered (Crossref) | 32522 | 2026 | Crossref |
| DOIs, current year (Crossref) | 1822 | 2026 | Crossref |
| Works (OpenAlex) | 32853 | 2026 | OpenAlex |
| Citations (OpenAlex) | 1168082 | 2026 | OpenAlex |
| i10-index (OpenAlex) | 15712 | 2026 | OpenAlex |
| 2-year mean citedness (OpenAlex) | 5.117 | 2026 | OpenAlex |
| h-index (OpenAlex) | 355 | 2026 | OpenAlex |
Subjects
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- Science: Astronomy
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Sources: DOAJ, OpenAlex, NLM Catalog, Crossref · Last verified 2026-09-07
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