Scope
Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics publishes work across stellar, galactic, and extragalactic astronomy, as well as solar physics, cosmology, and instrumentation for ground-based and space-borne observatories. The journal focuses on observational, theoretical, and numerical studies, with particular attention to results from Chinese facilities such as LAMOST, FAST, and the Antarctic survey telescopes.
What it costs to publish
See publication fee policy
Charges differ by publication route. Subscription is not open access; the APC does not include every possible extra charge.
Amount not established
Amount not established. Research notes (English): Print ISSN 1674-4527 and eISSN 2397-6209 on the journal site. IOP says publication charges are handled by the RAA editorial office. The 29 Jan 2026 notice confirms page-charge notices are emailed by that office and does not state the amount. An older IOP announcement that there were no page charges is not the current charges page.
Basis / unit: unknown. Tax terms (source language): Not published.
Amount not established
Amount not established. Research notes (English): A 21 Mar 2022 page says contents become open access 12 months after an issue is published. Not reconfirmed as the 2026 price policy and not treated as zero-APC gold OA.
Basis / unit: issue. Tax terms (source language): Not stated.
Not established
Research notes (English): No public page-charge or APC amount, currency, unit, tax, or waiver rule. IOP partner-journal waiver programme was not applied because the journal page directs authors to the editorial office. Contacts that send the charge notice: raa@raa-journal.org and raa@bao.ac.cn.
No agreement found
None of the agreements we track covers this journal.
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APC, page charges, over-length, S2O: what each one means
- APC
- Article processing charge: a fee per article to publish it open access. It is not the whole cost.
- Page charges
- A fee per printed or typeset page. It can apply with or without an APC.
- Over-length
- Pages beyond a length limit, billed at a different rate. Each page pays one rate, never both.
- S2O
- Subscribe to Open: subscribers keep the journal free to read, decided year by year. Page charges can still apply.
- Agreement
- A deal between an institution or country and a publisher that may cover the APC. Never automatic.
No funds to pay?
Research checked: 2026-10-13Waivers and funding: eligibility is not guaranteed.
- No waiver procedure establishedNo journal-specific waiver procedure was established in this research. Check the official author information; do not assume a free route.Official information ↗
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