''General Relativity and Gravitation'' is a monthly

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. It was established in 1970, and is published by

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under the auspices of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation. The two

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are Pablo Laguna and Mairi Sakellariadou; former editors include George Francis Rayner Ellis, Hermann Nicolai, Abhay Ashtekar, and Roy Maartens. The journal's field of interest is modern gravitational physics, encompassing all

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and

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al aspects of

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and

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Aims and scope

The aims of ''General Relativity and Gravitation'' include public outreach through teaching and public understanding, as well as disseminate the history of general relativity and gravitation. Another aim of the journal is to publish original research on numerous topics. Some of the topics of interest are observational, or theoretical work, in

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(including extensions), relativity, and the related complex

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involved. Publishing formats include original research papers, short communications, commentaries, review articles, and book reviews. The journal also includes mathematical topics related to the journal's science topics, along with mathematical results and techniques.

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