Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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] MNRAS publishes more articles per year than any other astronomy journal.[3]
Cover image of MNRAS in 2022 | |
| Discipline | Astronomy, astrophysics |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | David Flower |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of London |
| History | 1827–present |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (since 2013)[1] on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society (United Kingdom) |
| Frequency | 36/year |
| Hybrid and delayed | |
| 4.8 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt1 · alt2) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt ) | |
| ISO 4 | Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. |
| NLM | Mon Not R Astron Soc |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus | |
| CODEN | MNRAA4 |
| ISSN | 0035-8711 (print) 1365-2966 (web) |
| LCCN | sf85001279 |
| OCLC no. | 10340650 |
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History edit
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.[4]
Content edit
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; since July 2012[update], the editor-in-chief has been David Flower (University of Durham).[5]
In 2022 MNRAS published 3441 articles, more than any other astronomy journal.[3]
Open access edit
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: became gold OA in Jan 2024. (February 2024) |
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.[6] 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.[7]
Editors-in-chief edit
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The following persons have served as Editor-in-Chief (formerly titled Managing Editor or simply Editor):
- David Flower (2012–present)[5]
- Robert Carswell (2008–2012)[2][5]
- Andy Fabian (1994–2008)[2]
- John Shakeshaft (?–1994)
- Roger Tayler (1979[8]–?)[9]
- Function performed by the Secretaries of the RAS Council (1881[10]–1979)[8]
- Arthur Cayley (1874–1881)[11]
- Richard Proctor (1872–1874)[10]
- Arthur Cayley (1860–1872)[11]
- Robert Grant (?–1881)[11]
- Richard Sheepshanks
Abstracting and indexing edit
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Academic Search
- Advanced Polymers Abstracts
- Aerospace & High Technology Database
- Astrophysics Data System
- Ceramic Abstracts
- Computer & Information Systems Abstracts
- CSA Civil Engineering Abstracts (ProQuest)
- CSA Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts
- CSA Technology Research Database
- Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences
- Current Index to Statistics
- Earthquake Engineering Abstracts
- Engineered Materials Abstracts
- InfoTrac
- Inspec
- International Aerospace Abstracts & Database
- Materials Business File
- METADEX
- Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
- Science Citation Index
- Scopus
- VINITI Database RAS
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 4.8.[12]
See also edit
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b Smith, Keith (28 June 2012). . Royal Astronomical Society. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Journal Rankings on Astronomy and Astrophysics". Scimago Journal & Country Rank. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "MNRAS moves online-only after almost 200 years of print | The Royal Astronomical Society". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b c . Royal Astronomical Society. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. 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
- ^ "Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society". 2022 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2023 – via Web of Science.
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 edit
- Official website
- RAS journal page