Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions (ASTRA)

Executive Editors:
Klaus
 
Scherer
,
Dieter
 
Breitschwerdt
 &
Horst
 
Fichtner


Open Access – Public Peer-Review – Personalized Copyright under a Creative Commons License

Indexed in  Scopus ,  ADS ,  GeoRef . Included in the  Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)  as well as in the  Bodleian Library (UK) ,  Deutsche Bibliothek (D)  and  Library of Congress (USA) . Long-term e-archived in  Portico .


Aims and Scope

Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions (ASTRA) is an international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and public discussion of high quality original research on all fields of Astrophysics and Space Sciences and related technology.

ASTRA covers the following fields:

  • Astrophysics;
  • Cosmic Rays and Gamma Astronomy;
  • Interstellar Matter;
  • Heliospheric Physics;
  • Solar and Stellar Physics;
  • Planets, Comets, Asteroids and Dust;
  • Extrasolar Planets;
  • Magnetospheric Physics;
  • Scientific Instrumentation;
  • Solar/Interstellar Terrestrial Relations.

ASTRA has a modern publication process, characterised by the following features: 

  • referee reports available on request;
  • rapid publication;
  • double-blind peer-review process;
  • all publications freely accessible through financing by moderate page charges;
  • exploitation of the full potential of electronic media, like efficient linkage of related information and inclusion of colour plots, animated visualisation etc. at no extra charge.

Issuing Body

Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions (ASTRA) is published by the Copernicus GmbH (Copernicus Publications) on behalf of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Extraterrestrische Forschung e. V. (AEF).

ASTRA
ISSN: 1810-6528
eISSN: 1810-6536
http://www.astrophys-space-sci-trans.net

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