Astronomy & Geophysics#Quarterly Journal of the RAS

{{Infobox journal

| title = Astronomy & Geophysics

| cover = Astronomy & Geophysics cover.jpg

| caption=Cover of the June 2022 issue

| image_size = 220px

| editor = Sue Bowler

| discipline = Astronomy, geophysics, planetary science

| formernames = Occasional Notes of the Royal Astronomical Society, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society

| abbreviation = Astron. Geophys.

| publisher = Oxford University Press (since 2013){{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Keith|title=RAS journals to be published by Oxford University Press|url=https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/219-news-2012/2140-ras-journals-to-be-published-by-oxford-university-press|publisher=Royal Astronomical Society|access-date=20 July 2017|language=en-gb|date=28 June 2012}}

| country =

| frequency = Bimonthly

| history = 1997–present

| openaccess = Hybrid

| license =

| impact = 0.549

| impact-year = 2020

| website = https://academic.oup.com/astrogeo/

| link1 = https://academic.oup.com/astrogeo/issue

| link1-name = Online access

| JSTOR =

| OCLC = 46686009

| LCCN =

| CODEN =

| ISSN = 1366-8781

| eISSN = 1468-4004

}}

Astronomy & Geophysics (A&G) is a scientific journal and trade magazine published on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) by Oxford University Press. It is distributed bimonthly to members of the RAS.

A&G publishes content of interest to professional astronomers and geophysicists, including: news reports, interviews, topical reviews, historical investigations, obituaries, meeting reports and updates on the activities of the RAS. Full-length articles are peer-reviewed, but A&G does not publish original research papers.

A&G was established in 1997 as a glossy magazine replacement for the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society (QJRAS; 1960–1996); it continues the same volume numbering from QJRAS. The editor is Sue Bowler of the University of Leeds.

Scope

The journal covers astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, planetary science, solar-terrestrial physics, global and regional geophysics, and the history of these subjects. It also publishes thematic articles regarding interdisciplinary research, science policy, news, opinions, correspondence, and book and software reviews. Royal Astronomical Society communications about events and people and obituaries are also within this journal's purview.{{cite web |url = http://www.wiley.com/bw/submit.asp?ref=1366-8781&site=1 |title = Astronomy & Geophysics - Journal Information |publisher = Wiley-Blackwell |access-date = 2011-04-28}}

Furthermore, in keeping with the tradition of the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, it publishes discussions of fundamental science and scientific debates. The journal also functions as a channel of communication between the membership, the council, and the Society's Officers.

Contributions to Astronomy & Geophysics are not restricted to RAS members.

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

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Academic Search (including Academic Search Elite and Academic Search Premier)
Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences
InfoTrac
Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
ProQuest 5000
Science Citation Index
Scopus

According to the 2020 Journal Citation Reports, the journal has an impact factor of 0.549.{{cite book |year=2021 |chapter=Astronomy & Geophysics |title=2020 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Thomson Reuters |edition=Social Sciences |series=Web of Science|title-link=Journal Citation Reports }}

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society

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The Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society (Q. J. R. Astron. Soc, {{ISSN|0035-8738}}) was published by

the Royal Astronomical Society from September 1960 to December 1996, and was produced by Blackwell Science in its later period. During that time 37 volumes were issued. The journal included articles reviewing modern astronomy or geophysics, discussions about research topics, meeting reports, contributions about the history of science, and reports of astronomical research groups and institutes. It gave less emphasis to detailed scientific research papers, which instead were published in the society's Monthly Notices. ({{ISSN|0308-3322}}).Bibliographic information for this journal.

{{cite web

| title = Library catalog

| publisher = Wheaton College – Helin Library

| url = http://helin.uri.edu/record=b2088695~S29

| archive-url = https://archive.today/20121213001825/http://helin.uri.edu/record=b2088695~S29

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = 13 December 2012

| access-date = 2011-01-18

}}Bibliographic information for this journal.

{{cite web

| title = Library catalog

| publisher = Amherst College/Hampshire College/Mount Holyoke College/Smith College/University of Massachusetts Amherst

| url = http://helin.uri.edu/record=b2088695~S29

| archive-url = https://archive.today/20121213001825/http://helin.uri.edu/record=b2088695~S29

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = 13 December 2012

| access-date = 2011-01-18

}}{{Cite book

| last = Compiled by John Williams of the Royal Astronomical Society

| title = A general index to the first twenty-nine volumes of the Monthly notices of the Royal astronomical society

| publisher = Strangeways and Walden

| year = 1870

| location = London

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aWoEAAAAYAAJ

| format = Proceedings of the society from February 9, 1827, to 1868-69 session|oclc=42319444}}

Before 1960 the Royal Astronomical Society had published proceedings of its activities in its Monthly Notices alongside research papers, and published research reviews in its Occasional Notes. The Quarterly Journal was established in 1960 to free the Monthly Notices to concentrate on original research, and the Occasional Notes were discontinued.