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The first issue appeared on the 9th of February 1827 under the title Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of London. This publication marked the beginning of a continuous run that has lasted nearly two centuries.
David Flower serves as editor-in-chief at the University of Durham since 2012. Robert Carswell held the position from 2008 through 2012 before passing the role along to David Flower.
MNRAS publishes more articles per year than any other astronomy journal with 3441 items released in 2022. No other astronomy journal matches the annual output of thirty-four hundred plus papers and letters combined.
January 2024 marked the shift to gold open access status making all content free immediately upon publication. Authors now pay article processing charges instead of relying on reader subscriptions.
Blackwell Publishing took over production duties starting in 1965 until 2012 when Oxford University Press assumed control. The society handled all printing and distribution in-house from its founding until 1965.