Journal profile
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics is published by EDP Sciences under ISSN 0004-6361. It holds an h-index of 402 across 55,991 indexed works, with a two-year mean citedness of 5.06, and is open access. Its main subject areas are Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.
Below: the full publication record, and one real article from the journal formatted in IEEE, APA, and BibTeX so you can match field order against a source you can check.
Publication record and impact metrics
| Publisher | EDP Sciences |
|---|---|
| ISSN-L | 0004-6361 |
| All ISSNs | 0004-6361, 1432-0746 |
| Indexed works | 55,991 |
| Total citations | 2,363,088 |
| h-index | 402 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.06 |
| Open access | Open access, listed in DOAJ |
| Main topics | Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies · Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research · Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena · Astro and Planetary Science |
Publication figures come from this journal's OpenAlex record, released under CC0, and are a dated snapshot rather than a live count. Check the publisher for current scope and submission requirements.
A worked example from this journal
The source
Planck 2018 results
- Authors
- N. Aghanim, Y. Akrami, M. Ashdown, J. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, M. Ballardini, and 94 more
- Year
- 2020
- Volume
- 641
- Pages
- A6
IEEE
N. Aghanim, Y. Akrami, M. Ashdown, J. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, M. Ballardini et al. "Planck 2018 results," Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 641, pp. A6, 2020, doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833910.
IEEE prints author initials before the surname and abbreviates the periodical title. Check the abbreviation for Astronomy and Astrophysics against your target publication's reference list before submitting.
APA
Aghanim, N., Akrami, Y., Ashdown, M., Aumont, J., Baccigalupi, C., & Ballardini, M., et al. (2020). Planck 2018 results. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 641, A6. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833910
APA puts the year directly after the authors, keeps the full journal title in italics, and renders the DOI as a URL.
BibTeX
@article{aghanim2020,
author = {N. Aghanim and Y. Akrami and M. Ashdown and J. Aumont and C. Baccigalupi and M. Ballardini},
title = {Planck 2018 results},
journal = {Astronomy and Astrophysics},
volume = {641},
pages = {A6},
year = {2020},
issn = {0004-6361},
doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/201833910}
}The citation key is the first author's surname and the year. Keep it stable once it appears in a draft, because renaming it breaks every cite that used it.
What to verify before you submit
- The volume and page range. Astronomy and Astrophysics records 55,991 works, and articles published online first can carry a different volume from the final issue. Cite the version you read.
- The abbreviated title. IEEE style uses standard periodical abbreviations, and registry metadata almost always returns the full name instead.
- Author name order. Registry records store full given names; IEEE and APA both want initials, formatted differently from each other.
- Whether the article is open access. This journal is open access and listed in DOAJ, which affects whether a reader can reach the version you cited.
- That the source supports your claim. A correctly formatted reference says nothing about whether the passage backs the sentence citing it.
How this journal sits in the record
Astronomy and Astrophysics carries an h-index of 402, which is above 68% of the journals covered here, and its articles have accumulated 2,363,088 citations across 55,991 indexed works. Its two-year mean citedness is 5.06.
EDP Sciences is the only publisher of this title in the set covered here, so check its own author guidance for reference style.
These are indexing figures describing how often work in this venue is cited. They say nothing about whether a particular article is sound, and they are not a substitute for reading it.
Questions about Astronomy and Astrophysics
What is the ISSN of Astronomy and Astrophysics?
The linking ISSN is 0004-6361. The journal also carries 1432-0746, which usually separate the print and electronic editions. Use the linking ISSN in a BibTeX issn field.
Who publishes Astronomy and Astrophysics?
EDP Sciences publishes it. Check the journal's own author guidance rather than a general publisher template, because reference style is set per title.
Is Astronomy and Astrophysics open access?
OpenAlex records it as open access and it is listed in DOAJ. An open-access article is reachable by any reader, so a reviewer can check the passage you cited without a subscription.
How do I cite an article from Astronomy and Astrophysics in LaTeX?
Use the BibTeX entry above as the pattern. The entry type is article, the journal field holds the full title, and the citation key aghanim2020 follows the first author's surname and the year. Brace any acronym in the title so your bibliography style does not lowercase it.
Does Astronomy and Astrophysics use page numbers or article numbers?
The example article runs from page A6, so this journal used page ranges at least for that volume. Newer issues in many journals switched to article numbers, so check the version you are citing.
How influential is Astronomy and Astrophysics?
Its h-index is 402, above 68% of the journals covered here, and its articles have been cited 2,363,088 times in total. Its two-year mean citedness is 5.06. These are indexing figures, not a judgement of whether a specific article is sound.
Does Astronomy and Astrophysics have a Journal Impact Factor?
Not one shown here. The Journal Impact Factor is Clarivate's metric, published in Journal Citation Reports and readable only with a JCR subscription, so this page does not restate it. The figures above come from OpenAlex: an h-index of 402 and a two-year mean citedness of 5.06 across 55,991 indexed works, captured on 2026-09-18. Mean citedness averages citations per work over a two-year window, which makes it closer in construction to CiteScore than to the Impact Factor. The three are not interchangeable, so quote whichever one your target venue actually asks for.