Letter from the Editor: Astron. Nachr. 1/2009

✍ Scribed by Editor-in-Chief Klaus G. Strassmeier

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 68 KB
• Volume: 330
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0004-6337
• DOI: 10.1002/asna.200890004

✦ Synopsis

As of 2007, Astronomische Nachrichten -Astronomical Notes has reached its all-time high regarding the ISI journal impact factor, with an impressive increase of 60% compared to 2005. We now rank at 1,461, as shown in the statistics below. This is solely due to the increased quality of the published articles: In 2006, Astronomische Nachrichten -Astronomical Notes published 208 research papers and received 1,033 citations -five citations per paper on average. In 2007, we have published 177 research papers with roughly the same number of citations. In co-operation with Wiley InterScience we have achieved an average online publication time of just 4.5 months. We hope that the year 2008 will be comparably prosperous. As in the past, publication in Astronomische Nachrichten -Astronomical Notes continues to be free of charge. Also, all articles of the first issue of each volume can be downloaded free of charge, as can all articles labelled "Editor's Choice", which are additionally featured with a color image on the front cover.