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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

January 10, 2023

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in astronomy and astrophysics. It has been in continuous existence since 1827 and publishes letters and papers reporting original research in relevant fields. Despite the name, the journal is no longer monthly, nor does it carry the notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.[2]

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cover image of MNRAS in 2022
DisciplineAstronomy, astrophysics
LanguageEnglish
Edited byDavid Flower
Publication details
Former name(s)
Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of London
History1827–present
Publisher
Frequency36/year
Hybrid and delayed
5.235[not verified in body] (2021)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt1 · alt2)
NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
NLMMon Not R Astron Soc
Indexing
CODEN · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt)
MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
CODENMNRAA4
ISSN0035-8711 (print)
1365-2966 (web)
LCCNsf85001279
OCLC no.10340650
Links
  • Journal homepage
  • MNRAS online access
  • MNRAS Letters online access

History

The first issue of MNRAS was published on 9 February 1827 as Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of London and it has been in continuous publication ever since. It took its current name from the second volume, after the Astronomical Society of London became the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Until 1960 it carried the monthly notices of the RAS, at which time these were transferred to the newly established Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1960–1996) and then to its successor journal Astronomy & Geophysics (since 1997). Until 1965, MNRAS was published in-house by the society; from 1965 to 2012 it was published by Blackwell Publishing (later part of Wiley-Blackwell) on behalf of the RAS. From 2013, MNRAS is published by Oxford University Press (OUP).[1]

The journal is no longer monthly, with thirty-six issues a year divided into nine volumes. The Letters section had originally appeared on pink paper in the print edition, but moved online only in the early 2000s. Print publication ceased after the April 2020 volume, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the journal becoming online-only.[3]

Content

MNRAS publishes peer-reviewed articles on original research in astronomy and astrophysics. Two sorts of article are carried by MNRAS: papers, which can be of any length, and letters, which are published more quickly but are limited to five pages in length. Editorial control of the journal is exercised by the RAS through an editorial board of professional astronomers; As of July 2012, the editor-in-chief is David Flower (University of Durham).[4]

Open access

The stated policy of the RAS is "to focus on high quality papers through rigorous peer review and, as far as practicable, to provide free publication". Authors are not charged for publishing in MNRAS, with the costs of publications being met by subscriptions. MNRAS provides a form of open access by providing authors with the option to pay for publication, allowing free access by anyone without charge (hybrid open-access model). Fellows of the RAS are given free online access to the RAS journals as part of their membership benefits.[5] Downloadable PDF versions of MNRAS articles are made available 36 months after publication (delayed open-access model), on both the journal website and the Astrophysics Data System. MNRAS also permits self-archiving by authors on personal webpages, in institutional repositories, and on the arXiv server (green open access). Also, authors are provided with a link to a perpetually freely accessible PDF file, the idea being that the file itself should not be hosted by the author nor by anyone except the publisher, while the link to it can be freely distributed. This is the modern equivalent of offprints, paper copies of the article which used to be provided to the author to distribute, freely, as he or she saw fit. Authors do not assign copyright to the RAS or OUP, but are required to grant an exclusive licence to publish the article prior to its publication.[6]

Editors-in-chief

The following persons have served as Editor-in-Chief (formerly titled Managing Editor or simply Editor):

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Smith, Keith (28 June 2012). "RAS journals to be published by Oxford University Press". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Carswell, Bob; Clube, Kim (2008). "Monthly Notices of the RAS". Astronomy & Geophysics. 49 (5): 14. Bibcode:2008A&G....49e..14C. doi:10.1111/j.1468-4004.2008.49514.x.
  3. ^ "MNRAS moves online-only after almost 200 years of print | The Royal Astronomical Society". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "New MNRAS Editor-in-Chief". Royal Astronomical Society. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  5. ^ Elliott, David (25 May 2006). "EU study on scientific publications – RAS response" (PDF). Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society – Journal Information". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b Tayler, p. 201
  8. ^ Mestel, L. (1997). "A tribute to Roger J. Tayler (25 October 1929 – 23 January 1997)". Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India. 25 (1): 143. Bibcode:1997BASI...25..143M.
  9. ^ a b Dreyer, p. 239
  10. ^ a b c Dreyer, p. 187

Works cited

External links

  • Official website

January 10, 2023
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society MNRAS is a peer reviewed scientific journal covering research in astronomy and astrophysics It has been in continuous existence since 1827 and publishes letters and papers reporting original research in relevant fields Despite the name the journal is no longer monthly nor does it carry the notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyCover image of MNRAS in 2022DisciplineAstronomy astrophysicsLanguageEnglishEdited byDavid FlowerPublication detailsFormer name s Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of LondonHistory1827 presentPublisherOxford University Press since 2013 1 on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society United Kingdom Frequency36 yearOpen accessHybrid and delayedImpact factor5 235 not verified in body 2021 Standard abbreviationsISO 4 alt Bluebook alt1 alt2 NLM alt MathSciNet alt ISO 4Mon Not R Astron Soc NLMMon Not R Astron SocIndexingCODEN JSTOR alt LCCN alt MIAR NLM alt ScopusCODENMNRAA4ISSN0035 8711 print 1365 2966 web LCCNsf85001279OCLC no 10340650LinksJournal homepage MNRAS online access MNRAS Letters online access Contents 1 History 2 Content 3 Open access 4 Editors in chief 5 Abstracting and indexing 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Citations 7 2 Works cited 8 External linksHistory EditThe first issue of MNRAS was published on 9 February 1827 as Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of London and it has been in continuous publication ever since It took its current name from the second volume after the Astronomical Society of London became the Royal Astronomical Society RAS Until 1960 it carried the monthly notices of the RAS at which time these were transferred to the newly established Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 1960 1996 and then to its successor journal Astronomy amp Geophysics since 1997 Until 1965 MNRAS was published in house by the society from 1965 to 2012 it was published by Blackwell Publishing later part of Wiley Blackwell on behalf of the RAS From 2013 MNRAS is published by Oxford University Press OUP 1 The journal is no longer monthly with thirty six issues a year divided into nine volumes The Letters section had originally appeared on pink paper in the print edition but moved online only in the early 2000s Print publication ceased after the April 2020 volume during the COVID 19 pandemic with the journal becoming online only 3 Content EditMNRAS publishes peer reviewed articles on original research in astronomy and astrophysics Two sorts of article are carried by MNRAS papers which can be of any length and letters which are published more quickly but are limited to five pages in length Editorial control of the journal is exercised by the RAS through an editorial board of professional astronomers As of July 2012 update the editor in chief is David Flower University of Durham 4 Open access EditThe stated policy of the RAS is to focus on high quality papers through rigorous peer review and as far as practicable to provide free publication Authors are not charged for publishing in MNRAS with the costs of publications being met by subscriptions MNRAS provides a form of open access by providing authors with the option to pay for publication allowing free access by anyone without charge hybrid open access model Fellows of the RAS are given free online access to the RAS journals as part of their membership benefits 5 Downloadable PDF versions of MNRAS articles are made available 36 months after publication delayed open access model on both the journal website and the Astrophysics Data System MNRAS also permits self archiving by authors on personal webpages in institutional repositories and on the arXiv server green open access Also authors are provided with a link to a perpetually freely accessible PDF file the idea being that the file itself should not be hosted by the author nor by anyone except the publisher while the link to it can be freely distributed This is the modern equivalent of offprints paper copies of the article which used to be provided to the author to distribute freely as he or she saw fit Authors do not assign copyright to the RAS or OUP but are required to grant an exclusive licence to publish the article prior to its publication 6 Editors in chief EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items July 2012 The following persons have served as Editor in Chief formerly titled Managing Editor or simply Editor David Flower 2012 present 4 Robert Carswell 2008 2012 2 4 Andy Fabian 1994 2008 2 John Shakeshaft 1994 Roger Tayler 1979 7 8 Function performed by the Secretaries of the RAS Council 1881 9 1979 7 Arthur Cayley 1874 1881 10 Richard Proctor 1872 1874 9 Arthur Cayley 1860 1872 10 Robert Grant 1881 10 Richard SheepshanksAbstracting and indexing EditThe journal is abstracted and indexed in Academic Search Advanced Polymers Abstracts Aerospace amp High Technology Database Astrophysics Data System Ceramic Abstracts Computer amp Information Systems Abstracts CSA Civil Engineering Abstracts ProQuest CSA Mechanical amp Transportation Engineering Abstracts CSA Technology Research Database Current Contents Physical Chemical amp Earth Sciences Current Index to Statistics Earthquake Engineering Abstracts Engineered Materials Abstracts InfoTrac Inspec International Aerospace Abstracts amp Database Materials Business File METADEX Meteorological amp Geoastrophysical Abstracts Science Citation Index Scopus VINITI Database RASSee also EditThe Astronomical Journal The Astrophysical Journal Astronomy amp Astrophysics Astronomy amp GeophysicsReferences EditCitations Edit a b Smith Keith 28 June 2012 RAS journals to be published by Oxford University Press Royal Astronomical Society Retrieved 20 July 2017 a b c Carswell Bob Clube Kim 2008 Monthly Notices of the RAS Astronomy amp Geophysics 49 5 14 Bibcode 2008A amp G 49e 14C doi 10 1111 j 1468 4004 2008 49514 x MNRAS moves online only after almost 200 years of print The Royal Astronomical Society Royal Astronomical Society Retrieved 11 June 2020 a b c New MNRAS Editor in Chief Royal Astronomical Society 2 July 2012 Retrieved 2 July 2012 Elliott David 25 May 2006 EU study on scientific publications RAS response PDF Royal Astronomical Society Retrieved 21 July 2007 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Journal Information Oxford University Press Retrieved 21 July 2022 a b Tayler p 201 Mestel L 1997 A tribute to Roger J Tayler 25 October 1929 23 January 1997 Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India 25 1 143 Bibcode 1997BASI 25 143M a b Dreyer p 239 a b c Dreyer p 187 Works cited Edit Dreyer John L E Turner Herbert H eds 1923 History of the Royal Astronomical Society Volume 1 1820 1920 London Royal Astronomical Society Tayler Roger ed 1987 History of the Royal Astronomical Society Volume 2 1920 1980 London Royal Astronomical Society External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monthly Notices 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