Open Journal of Astrophysics

Aims & Scope

The Open Journal of Astrophysics is an arXiv overlay journal providing open access to peer-reviewed research in astrophysics and cosmology. Papers can be submitted for publication free of charge, are refereed free of charge and are published (online only) free of charge. We apply a simple criterion to decide whether a paper is on a suitable topic for this journal, namely that if it is suitable for the astro-ph section of the arXiv then it is suitable for The Open Journal of Astrophysics. For further instructions, including a breakdown of the arXiv sections, see the For Authors tab. The astro-ph section of the arXiv is divided into six main areas: astro-ph.GA - Astrophysics of Galaxies. Phenomena pertaining to galaxies or the Milky Way. Star clusters, HII regions and planetary nebulae, the interstellar medium, atomic and molecular clouds, dust. Stellar populations. Galactic structure, formation, dynamics. Galactic nuclei, bulges, disks, halo. Active Galactic Nuclei, supermassive black holes, quasars. Gravitational lens systems. The Milky Way and its contents. astro-ph.CO - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics. Phenomenology of early universe, cosmic microwave background, cosmological parameters, primordial element abundances, extragalactic distance scale, large-scale structure of the universe. Groups, superclusters, voids, intergalactic medium. Particle astrophysics: dark energy, dark matter, baryogenesis, leptogenesis, inflationary models, reheating, monopoles, WIMPs, cosmic strings, primordial black holes, cosmological gravitational radiation. astro-ph.EP - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics. Interplanetary medium, planetary physics, planetary astrobiology, extrasolar planets, comets, asteroids, meteorites. Structure and formation of the solar system. astro-ph.HE - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena. Cosmic ray production, acceleration, propagation, detection. Gamma ray astronomy and bursts, X-rays, charged particles, supernovae and other explosive phenomena, stellar remnants and accretion systems, jets, microquasars, neutron stars, pulsars, black holes. astro-ph.IM - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics. Detector and telescope design, experiment proposals. Laboratory Astrophysics. Methods for data analysis, statistical methods. Software, database design. astro-ph.SR - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics. White dwarfs, brown dwarfs, cataclysmic variables. Star formation and protostellar systems, stellar astrobiology, binary and multiple systems of stars, stellar evolution and structure, coronas. Central stars of planetary nebulae. Helioseismology, solar neutrinos, production and detection of gravitational radiation from stellar systems. If your paper fits into one or more of these areas then it may be considered for publication. For ease of reference The Open Journal of Astrophysics is divided into sections reflecting the above categories. Papers must be written in English. Once submitted the Editors will enlist the help of suitably qualified referees to assess whether the paper meets the criteria of scientific quality, originality, relevance and comprehensibility needed to justify publication. We may accept review articles on appropriate subjects if the Editorial Board considers them a useful contribution to the literature.

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Subject Classification