''Astronomy Reports'' (Russian: ''Астрономический журнал'', ''Astronomicheskii Zhurnal''), is a

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, monthly,

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ed,

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. This journal tends to focus its publishing efforts on

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regarding astronomical topics. Other types of reporting are also included such as chronicles,

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of international conferences, and book reviews. Founded in 1924, it is described as the most prominent astronomy journal during the age of the

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. Originally a print version, it is also available online. The

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was Alexander A. Boyarchuk, Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences,

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, Russia.

Former title

This journal, currently titled "''Astronomy Reports''", continues with the same Russian title as when it was known in English as ''Soviet Astronomy''. The former ''Soviet Astronomy'' shares exactly the same Russian name as this journal, exactly the same print issn, but the US Library of Congress lists this under a different and unique number in its catalog. Soviet Astronomy ceased publication with volume 36, no. 6 which was published in 1992.

Translation and distribution

''Astronomicheskii Zhurnal'' is translated into English by the International Academic Publishing Company Nauka/Interperiodica ( MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica), which is also the official publisher. However, beginning in 2006 access and distribution outside of Russia is through Springer. In addition, the English version of the journal is published simultaneously with its Russian version under the title "''Astronomicheskii Zhurnal''". From 1999, until present day it has produced 12 issues per year. However, prior to this only six issues were published each year, back to 1996.

Scope

The field of interest for this journal, Astronomy, includes in its scope sub-topics of astronomy. These are

stellar astronomy Astronomy is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and their overall chronology of the U ...

celestial mechanics Celestial mechanics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of objects in outer space. Historically, celestial mechanics applies principles of physics (classical mechanics) to astronomical objects, such as stars and planets, to ...

radio astronomy Radio astronomy is a subfield of astronomy that studies Astronomical object, celestial objects using radio waves. It started in 1933, when Karl Jansky at Bell Telephone Laboratories reported radiation coming from the Milky Way. Subsequent observat ...

, physics of the Sun, planetary astrophysics, astrophysics theory, and astrophysics science through observation. Also included are methods of astronomy and instrumentation.

Abstracting and indexing

''Astronomy Reports'' is indexed in the following databases: *

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(ADS) *

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/Science Edition *

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* PASCAL * Science & Technology Collection *

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(SciSearch) *

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* Simbad Astronomical Database * Summon by Serial Solutions * TOC Premier

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External links

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