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''Astronomy Letters'' (Russian: ''Pis’ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal'') is a Russian
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. The journal covers research on all aspects of
astronomy Astronomy is a natural science that studies 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 evolution. Objects of interest includ ...
and
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, including high energy astrophysics,
cosmology Cosmology () is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe, the cosmos. The term ''cosmology'' was first used in English in 1656 in Thomas Blount's ''Glossographia'', with the meaning of "a speaking of the wo ...
, space astronomy, theoretical astrophysics,
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 ...
, extra galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, and investigation of the
Solar System The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies. The International Astronomical Union, the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature, specifies capitalizing the names of all individual astronomical objects but uses mixed "Sola ...
. ''Pis’ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal'' is translated in its English version by MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica, which is also the official publisher. However, beginning in 2006 access and distribution outside of Russia is made through
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. Both English and Russian versions are published simultaneously. ''Astronomy Letters'' was established in 1994 and published bimonthly. From 1999, it has been published monthly. The
editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...
is Rashid A. Sunyaev (
Space Research Institute The Russian Space Research Institute (; SRI RAS, Russian abbreviation: ИКИ РАН, IKI RAN) is the leading organization of the Russian Academy of Sciences on space exploration to benefit fundamental science. It was formerly known as the Space ...
).


Abstracting and indexing

''Astronomy Letters'' is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''
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'', the journal has a 2018
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of 1.075.


See also

* ''
Astronomy Reports ''Astronomy Reports'' (Russian: ''Астрономический журнал'', ''Astronomicheskii Zhurnal''), is a Russian, monthly, peer reviewed, scientific journal. This journal tends to focus its publishing efforts on original research regard ...
''


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External links

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Website on Springer
(English)
''Pis'ma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal''
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