Baltic Astronomy is a quarterly peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 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. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...

 published by the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy (Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

) for astronomical institutions of the Baltic

Baltic

-Northern Europe:* The Baltic Sea* Baltic states : Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia* The Baltic region, an ambiguous term referring to the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea...

 states. The journal was established in 1992. The journal covers all branches of astronomy and is sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Science of Lithuania. The editor-in-chief is Vytautas Straižys

Vytautas Straižys

Vytautas Straižys is a Lithuanian astronomer. In 1963-1965 he and his collaborators created and developed the Vilnius photometric system - a seven color intermediate band system, optimized for photometric stellar classification. In 1996 he was elected a Corresponding Member of the Lithuanian...

.