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The Astrophysical Journal (abbreviated to ApJ or Astrophys. J.) is a scientific journal
Scientific journal

In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research....
 covering astronomy
Astronomy

Astronomy is the science of Astronomical object and Phenomenon that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere . It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the physical cosmology....
 and astrophysics
Astrophysics

Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of astronomical objects such as galaxy, stars, planets, exoplanets, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions....
. It was founded in 1895 by the American astronomers George Ellery Hale
George Ellery Hale

George Ellery Hale was an American Sun astronomer, born in Chicago, Illinois. He was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at the Observatory of Harvard College, , and at Humboldt University of Berlin ....
 and James E. Keeler
James Edward Keeler

James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer....
. It currently (October 2006) publishes three issues per month, with 500 pages per issue.

Since 1953, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (often abbreviated to ApJS) has been published in conjunction with The Astrophysical Journal.






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The Astrophysical Journal (abbreviated to ApJ or Astrophys. J.) is a scientific journal
Scientific journal

In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research....
 covering astronomy
Astronomy

Astronomy is the science of Astronomical object and Phenomenon that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere . It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the physical cosmology....
 and astrophysics
Astrophysics

Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of astronomical objects such as galaxy, stars, planets, exoplanets, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions....
. It was founded in 1895 by the American astronomers George Ellery Hale
George Ellery Hale

George Ellery Hale was an American Sun astronomer, born in Chicago, Illinois. He was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at the Observatory of Harvard College, , and at Humboldt University of Berlin ....
 and James E. Keeler
James Edward Keeler

James Edward Keeler was an American astronomer....
. It currently (October 2006) publishes three issues per month, with 500 pages per issue.

Since 1953, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (often abbreviated to ApJS) has been published in conjunction with The Astrophysical Journal. It aims to supplement the material in the Journal. It currently (October 2006) publishes six volumes per year, with 2 issues per volume and 280 pages per issue. The journal and the supplement series are both currently published by the University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including Critical Inquiry, and a wide array of advanced monographs in the academic field...
 for the American Astronomical Society
American Astronomical Society

The American Astronomical Society is a United States society of professional astronomy and other interested individuals, headquartered in Washington, DC....
. From January 2009, publication will be transferred to Institute of Physics Publishing. This will follow the move of the society's Astronomical Journal
Astronomical Journal

The Astronomical Journal is a monthly scientific journal published by Institute of Physics Publishing on behalf of the American Astronomical Society....
 in 2008. The reason for the changes were given by the Society as the increasing financial demands of the Press.

The Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJL) is Part 2 of The Astrophysical Journal — a peer-reviewed express scientific journal.

Notable Past Editors
  • George Hale (1895-1902)
  • Edwin Frost
    Edwin Brant Frost

    Edwin Brant Frost II was an American astronomer....
     (1902-1932)
  • Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
    Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

    Padma Vibhushan Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Fellow of the Royal Society , English ) was an Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin born United States astrophysicist....
     (1952-1971)
  • Robert Kennicutt
    Robert Kennicutt

    Robert C. Kennicutt, Jr. is an United States astronomer. He is the Plumian Professor of Astronomy at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge in the University of Cambridge....
     (1999-2006)


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