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Why publish your research with the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society?

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal which publishes research in astronomy and astrophysics. First published in 1827, MNRAS is one of the world's leading primary research journals in astronomy and astrophysics, as well as one of the longest established. It publishes the results of original research in positional and dynamical astronomy, astrophysics, radio astronomy, cosmology, space research and the design of astronomical instruments.

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society is a fully open access journal meaning all articles are immediately open for anyone to freely read upon publication. Find out more about the change here.

Read on to learn more about why the journal is the perfect home for your research and submit today and join our prestigious author community.

Society owned and not-for-profit

A publication of the prestigious Royal Astronomical Society, the journal has a well-earned reputation of publishing high quality research which supports the Society’s mission.

Funds raised by publishing in the journal directly support the RAS’ charitable endeavours to support and connect astronomers and geophysicists, in the UK and globally, throughout their careers.

With a diverse and internationally renowned editorial board your work is supported by our Editors’ experience and reach; from submission to publication and beyond.

Global readership and article-level impact

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has a global readership demonstrating the international reach and impact that research published in the journal has within the astronomy and astrophysics community.

With a strong Impact Factor, CiteScore, high article Altmetric scores and more, the journal offers an excellent home for your research to generate citations, influence, and impact in the field. Article-level metrics, including Altmetrics and Dimensions data, are available for all articles published in the journal so you can see the impact of your work. Find out more here.

MNRAS is now listed in the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). DOAJ indexes and promotes quality, peer-reviewed open access journals from around the world, upholding the reputation for advocating best practices and standards in open access journals. With MNRAS indexed in DOAJ, we showcase our respectability and prominence.

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society is also indexed in ADS, Web of Science, and more supporting the discoverability of your research.

High impact articles can be supported by press releases and are highlighted on the @rasjournals.bsky.social Bluesky feed..

Browse some of the most highly cited research that has contributed to our continued success. By publishing in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society your work could be included in future collections like this.

Rapid and transparent editorial process

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society is a peer-reviewed journal supported by a rigorous editorial process to ensure it publishes only the highest quality research.

Clear author guidelines and wider support for authors is available via the Oxford University Press Author Resource Centre.

Open access

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society is a fully open access journal, assisting the RAS in its aims to support the discovery and advancement of ground-breaking research, championing the values of transparency, inclusivity, and worldwide accessibility to the research it publishes.

All articles published are immediately accessible without restriction, maximizing the impact of the high-quality research we publish. To find out more visit our FAQs page.

Routes to funding

Oxford University Press has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia which provide funding for open access publishing. This means corresponding authors from participating institutions can publish open access, and the institution may pay the charge. The corresponding author must provide their qualifying institution as their primary affiliation when they submit the manuscript. In addition, the RAS is pleased to offer an APC waiver program to support authors publishing in the journal who do not have access to funds elsewhere. Find out if your institution is participating and information on how to apply for funding.

Innovative digital publishing

Your article will be on our Oxford Academic platform which provides a comprehensive suite of features and capabilities for authors. Oxford Academic is easy to use, allowing readers to discover and explore your content from any device. It has been developed using award-winning technology to meet the community’s research needs. There is powerful faceted searching across text and images, downloadable content to enable offline use, and static DOIs and social tools so that readers can share and discuss your article easily. Readers can also use their own accessibility tools and software, as we continue our work to adhere to evolving accessibility standards, including the World Wide Web Consortium guidelines.

Ready to submit?

For more information on publishing with Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, including how to prepare your manuscript and our author guidelines, please visit our online submissions site to submit your research.

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