Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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| Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Astronomy |
| Language | English |
| Abbreviated title | MNRAS. |
| Publisher (country) | Royal Astronomical Society (England) |
| Publication history | Published since 1827 |
| Website | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/mnr/ |
| ISSN | 0035-8711 (print); 1365-2966 (online) |
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) is one of the world's leading scientific journals in astronomy and astrophysics. The first issue of MNRAS came out on February 9, 1827 (as Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of London) and it has been published continuously ever since. It took its current name from the second volume, after the Astronomical Society of London became the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Until around 1961 it carried the monthly notices of the RAS, and was published in-house by the RAS until around 1965, since when it was published by Blackwell Scientific Publications (later Blackwell Publishing) on behalf of the RAS. Despite retaining its name, the journal published since the 1960s is neither monthly (there are 36 issues a year) nor does it carry the notices of the RAS. The notices were instead published in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1960-1996) and then its successor journal Astronomy & Geophysics (since 1997).
Two sorts of article are carried by MNRAS: papers, which can be of any length, and letters, which are printed more quickly but are limited to five pages in length. Letters used to appear on pink pages in the print edition of the journal, but are now only published in full in the online edition with a contents list in the print edition. Editorial control of the journal is exercised by the RAS through an editorial board of professional astronomers. As part of the editorial process, all articles are subject to peer review by an expert in the field.
