The ''Journal of the British Astronomical Association'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of

astronomy Astronomy () is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and evolution. Objects of interest include planets, moons, stars, nebulae, g ...

published by the

British Astronomical Association The British Astronomical Association (BAA) was formed in 1890 as a national body to support the UK's amateur astronomers. Throughout its history, the BAA has encouraged observers to make scientifically valuable observations, often in collaborati ...

since October 1890. It is currently edited by Philip Jennings and publishes original research articles, as well as news items relevant to the association and the proceedings of association meetings. Letters to the editor, book reviews, and obituaries are also published.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed and abstracted in the following databases:

Editors

Edward Walter Maunder Edward Walter Maunder (12 April 1851 – 21 March 1928) was an English astronomer. His study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle led to his identification of the period from 1645 to 1715 that is now known as the Maunder Minimum. Early and ...

1890-1894 * Annie Scott Dill Russell 1894-1896 *Edward Walter Maunder 1896-1900 *Frederick William Levander 1900-1916 *

Annie Scott Dill Maunder Annie Scott Dill Maunder (née Russell) (14 April 1868 – 15 September 1947) was an Irish-British astronomer, who recorded the first evidence of the movement of sunspot emergence from the poles toward the equator over the sun's 11-year cycle. ...

1917-1930 *Peter Doig 1930-1937 *R. M. Fry 1937-1946 *Francis John Sellers 1941-1946 (acting) *John Leslie Haughton 1946-1948 *Peter Doig 1948-1952 *Neville Goodman 1952-1960 *D. G. Hinds 1960-1963 *Frank Hyde 1963-1965 *

Colin Ronan Colin Alistair Ronan FRAS (4 June 1920, in London – 1 June 1995) was a British author and specialist in the history and philosophy of science. Education Colin Alistair Ronan was educated at Abingdon School in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire f ...

1965-1985 *Nigel Henbest 1985-1987 * Jacqueline Mitton 1987-1993 *Hazel McGee 1994-2018 *Philip Jennings 2018-date

References

External links

''Journal of the British Astronomical Association'' website

British Astronomical Association website
Astronomy journals English-language journals Bimonthly journals Publications established in 1890 Academic journals published by learned and professional societies of the United Kingdom {{astronomy-journal-stub