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Astronomy & Geophysics began publication in 1997 as a direct successor to the journal that ran from September 1960 to December 1996. The transition preserved the original volume numbering system without interruption.
Sue Bowler currently edits Astronomy & Geophysics from her base at the University of Leeds. She took over the role after Robert C. Smith served as editor from 1992 to 1995.
Astronomy & Geophysics publishes news reports, interviews, topical reviews, historical investigations, obituaries, meeting reports, science policy discussions, book reviews, and software evaluations. It explicitly excludes original research papers from its pages.
Oxford University Press distributes the magazine on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. Members of the society receive bimonthly copies of the publication through this arrangement.
The 2020 Journal Citation Reports assigned an impact factor of 0.549 to Astronomy & Geophysics. These metrics reflect the journal's standing among scientific publications globally.