Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics is an annual peer-reviewed journal published by Annual Reviews, covering significant developments in astronomy and astrophysics. Founded in 1963, it is one of the most influential review journals in astronomy, with a 2025 impact factor of 37.3, indexed in SCIE.《天文学与天体物理学年度评论》（Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics）是由 Annual Reviews 出版的年度同行评审期刊，涵盖天文学与天体物理学的重要进展。该刊创刊于 1963 年，是天文学领域最具影响力的综述期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 37.3，被 SCIE 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to cover the significant developments in the field of astronomy and astrophysics, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为涵盖天文学与天体物理学领域的重要进展，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Solar system and stars: reviews on the sun, solar system and extrasolar planets, stars, stellar evolution, and the interstellar medium.太阳系与恒星： 关于太阳、太阳系与系外行星、恒星、恒星演化以及星际介质的综述。
- Galaxies and cosmology: reviews on galaxies, active galactic nuclei, cosmology, and the large-scale structure of the universe.星系与宇宙学： 关于星系、活动星系核、宇宙学以及宇宙大尺度结构的综述。
- Instrumentation and techniques: reviews on astronomical instrumentation, observational techniques, and the history of the development of new areas of research in astronomy.仪器与技术： 关于天文仪器、观测技术以及天文学新研究领域发展历史的综述。
- Theoretical and computational astrophysics: reviews on theoretical models, numerical simulations, and computational methods in astronomy and astrophysics.理论与计算天体物理： 关于天文学与天体物理学理论模型、数值模拟与计算方法的综述。
- Article types: annual comprehensive review articles, each providing an authoritative synthesis of significant developments in a specific area of astronomy and astrophysics.栏目设置： 每年发表综合性综述文章，每篇对天文学与天体物理学某一特定领域的重要进展进行权威综述。
History
- Founding: the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics was founded in 1963 by Annual Reviews, a nonprofit publisher dedicated to synthesising and integrating knowledge for the progress of science.创刊： 《天文学与天体物理学年度评论》于 1963 年由非营利出版机构 Annual Reviews 创办，该机构致力于为科学进步综合与整合知识。
- Annual Reviews publication: the journal is part of the Annual Reviews series, applying the consistent model of annual, authoritative, invited review articles across scientific disciplines.Annual Reviews 出版： 该刊是 Annual Reviews 系列的一部分，采用各科学领域每年发表权威特邀综述的统一模式。
- Long-standing leadership: over its history the journal has been led by distinguished astronomers, including Geoffrey Burbidge who served for many years as editor-in-chief.长期学术领导： 在其历史中该刊由杰出天文学家领导，包括杰弗里·伯比奇（Geoffrey Burbidge）曾长期担任主编。
- High impact: the journal has become one of the most highly cited and influential journals in astronomy and astrophysics, consistently ranking among the top journals in the field by impact factor.高影响力： 该刊已成为天文学与天体物理学领域被引最高、最具影响力的期刊之一，影响因子长期位居该领域期刊前列。
Editors
The journal is led by co-editors supported by an editorial committee of leading astronomers:该刊由联合编辑领导，由顶尖天文学家组成的编辑委员会协助工作：
- Co-editors: Conny Aerts serves as a co-editor of the journal, contributing to the selection of review topics and authors in astronomy and astrophysics.联合编辑： 科尼·艾尔茨（Conny Aerts）担任该刊联合编辑，参与天文学与天体物理学综述主题与作者的遴选。
- Editorial committee: the journal is guided by an editorial committee comprising leading researchers from major subfields of astronomy and astrophysics.编辑委员会： 该刊由涵盖天文学与天体物理学主要子领域的顶尖研究人员组成的编辑委员会指导。
- Invited reviews: all review articles are invited by the editors and editorial committee, ensuring comprehensive and authoritative coverage of each topic.特邀综述： 所有综述文章均由编辑与编辑委员会特邀，确保对各主题的全面与权威覆盖。
- Review process: invited manuscripts undergo editorial review and revision, with the editors working closely with authors to ensure the highest quality and comprehensiveness of each review.评审流程： 特邀稿件经过编辑评审与修改，编辑与作者密切合作以确保每篇综述的最高质量与全面性。