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- Published on 31 January 2011
EDP Sciences and A&A favor a broad and easy access to all published scientific information. In this spirit, all Letters to the Editor and articles published in the online sections (Sects. 12, 13, 14, and 15) are already in full open access.
We are pleased to announce that all articles published in the other sections of the Journal are now freely accessible one year earlier: 24 months instead of 36 months previously. So, all articles published in 2008 are now in free access.
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- Published on 01 October 2010
The German team members whowon the prize.
Astronomy & Astrophysics is proud to report that the German high-school program that led to a Research Note (Beuermann et al. 2009, A&A, 507, 385), and highlighted in an A&A press release has won the Bosch Foundation "School meets Science" prize for 2010.
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- Published on 18 June 2010
The Astronomy & Astrophysics ISI impact factor for 2009 is 4.179.
Astronomy & Astrophysics articles were cited 88,679 times in 2009.
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- Published on 09 May 2010
Astronomy & Astrophysics introduces structured abstracts for A&A articles.
See Editorial, A&A 441, E3 (2005)
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- Published on 24 March 2010
A&A 512, E1 (2010), Letter from the A&A Board of Directors (PDF file)
The Board of Directors invites applications for two positions of A&A Associate Editors. The positions to fill are in the following
research areas:
– Observational studies of extragalactic systems and of Galactic structure, clusters, and populations;
– Stellar astrophysics.
The new Associate Editors are expected to have a broad and recognized expertise in their domain of specialization, as witnessed by a strong record of influential published research. For the stellar astrophysics position, preference will be given to candidates with expertise in both theory and observations.
Candidates should be prepared to commit the time needed to handle the peer review of about two hundred papers per year. Limited support for office equipment and secretarial help, as well as an annual indemnity, is provided for this position. The initial term of appointment is four years.
Applicants should submit a curriculumvitae, a list of publications, and a concise letter that summarizes the candidate’s qualifications and the reasons for seeking an Associate Editor position. They should in particular describe their experience as a referee and/or journal editor. Possible support for the task (in terms of equipment, office space or personnel) from the home institute should also be discussed in the application. Applications should be e-mailed in PDF format to the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, who will send back an acknowledgment of receipt.
Chairman Dr. Georges Meynet
Geneva Observatory
CH-1290 Sauverny
Switzerland
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Fax: +41 22 37 92205
Vice-Chairman Dr. Klaas S. de Boer
Argelander Institut f¨ur Astronomie
Auf dem H¨ugel 71
D-53121 Bonn
Germany
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Tel.+49-228-733655
Applications received by 31 May 2010 will receive full consideration. Informal inquiries about the positions may be directed by e-mail to Georges Meynet or Klaas S. de Boer.
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- Published on 12 January 2010
The Editorial on the transition to article numbering can be consulted in A&A, vol. 509, E1, 2010.
Quick dissemination of validated science results is an important aspect of academic publishing. Over the years, the electronic
editions of journals have become the primary vehicle for achieving that objective. With the new contract period for publishing
A&A, the preparation of the electronic edition is being optimized for speed of publication.
To streamline the production of the Journal, it has appeared useful to change from the classical "page-numbering system" to a
more flexible "article-numbering system". This means that, as of January 2010, articles will be marked according to their class of
publication using a roman letter: L for Letter, A for Article, E for Editorial, C for Corrigendum, etc. Furthermore, the articles of
each class of publication will be given a number in the volume based on the sequence in which they are ready for publication in that
volume of A&A.
Published manuscripts will thus be numbered in A&A with a number preceeded by a roman letter signifying the publication
class. The result is that they will appear in A&A as, e.g.,
A&A 512, L1 for the Letter that is published first in Volume 512
A&A 512, A12 for the twelfth published article in the same volume
A&A 512, A13 for the thirteenth published article, and so on.
A&A 512, L1 (2010) and A&A 512, A12 (2010).
The page numbering will be internal to each manuscript, i.e., the first page of each paper will always be numbered as 1. The page number will be located at the bottom of each page and will take the form "Page n out of N" where N is the total page number of the manuscript and 1 ≤ n ≤ N.Finally, the paper’s reference will be repeated as the running title of even-numbered pages while the running title of oddnumbered pages will be left unchanged.
The manuscripts accepted for publication will appear in the currently opened A&A volume as soon as they are ready to become public. A&A users will also be able to see on the Journal website how the open volume is being filled up every day with newly published manuscripts. At the closure date of the volume, its contents will be sent to the printer. The printed volumes of A&A will contain the publications in the sequence E1, E2, etc., L1, L2, L3, etc., A1, A2, A3, etc. However, the A&A website and the table of contents of each volume will display the published papers in the usual manner, with a table of contents sorted by sections.
Authors do not need to worry about the changes, since everything will be taken care of in the editorial and production process.
Citing an article will be in a format only slightly different from earlier since there will always be a capital letter in front of the last number. For Letter number 4 and article number 12 in Volume 552, the references will be as follows.
Writer, U.V., & Author, B. C. 2010, A&A, 552, L4
Author, B. C. 2010, A&A, 552, A12
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- Published on 04 December 2009
Our color printing special offers have been extended until the end of 2010. Continue benefiting from these exceptional reductions:
- Free for letters: figures (for which electronic files are provided in color) are published in color free of charge in the paper version;
- 50% reduction on the color figure prices for regular papers.
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- Published on 11 September 2009
At the recent XXVIIth General Assembly of the IAU, held in Rio de Janeiro from 3rd to 14th August 2009, Astronomy & Astrophysics had a stand where scientists met and chatted with staff from our journal. The conference was an opportunity to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Astronomy & Astrophysics and to present a special issue illustrating the journal’s scientific voyage through a collection of excellent articles published over the last forty years. The activities organized during the conference included an effort to bring the journal closer to its readership, and for that purpose, members of the Board of Astronomy & Astrophysics, including its chairman, Prof. G Meynet, and Dr. F. Combes and Dr. B. Nordström, organized a presentation of the journal, its results, and its ambitions. The journal also sponsored the poster session held alongside the conference.
The Astronomy & Astrophysics Board, its editorial team, and the team in charge of the journal at EDP Sciences hope that this opportunity for a dialogue between a journal and its community of authors and readers was beneficial to everyone concerned!
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- Published on 09 July 2009
The Astronomy & Astrophysics ISI impact factor for 2008 is 4.153.
Astronomy & Astrophysics articles were cited 79,218 times in 2008.
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- Published on 23 June 2009