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Astrophysical Journal Letters

American Astronomical Society

United KingdomAstronomy and Astrophysics (Q1); Space and Planetary Science (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
Submission information ↗
Q1Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
227H-index (SCImago 2025)
3.878SJR (2025)
1995-2006, 2008-2025Coverage

About Astrophysical Journal Letters

Astrophysical Journal Letters is a scholarly journal published by American Astronomical Society. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 3.878 and H-index of 227.

Coverage: 1995-2006, 2008-2025. Research categories: Astronomy and Astrophysics (Q1); Space and Planetary Science (Q1).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-07-24. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY
Peer-review processPeer review, Anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 2219 GBP; 2568 EUR; 2978 USD
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedYes
Author retains unrestricted copyrightYes
Digital preservationCLOCKSS, Portico
Reported submission-to-publication time8 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2022 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

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Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2041-8205, 2041-8213
ISSN-L2041-8205
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationIOP Publishing
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex11,773
Citations recorded in OpenAlex575,976
OpenAlex H-index246
Years represented in OpenAlex2009–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; Astro and Planetary Science.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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