Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

The Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics is an international, online-only journal created by the International School for Advanced Studies and IOP Publishing, launched in 2003 with a 2025 impact factor of 6.4.（Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics）是由（International School for Advanced Studies）（SISSA）与（IOP Publishing）联合创办的国际纯在线期刊，2003 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 6.4。

Scope

• JCAP covers all aspects of cosmology and particle astrophysics.该刊涵盖宇宙学与粒子天体物理学的各个方面。
• Topics include the cosmic microwave background, cosmic rays and dark matter.主题包括宇宙微波背景、宇宙线与暗物质。
• Magnetic fields and plasma, neutrinos, and particles and cosmology are covered.涵盖磁场与等离子体、中微子，以及粒子与宇宙学。
• Galaxies, the large-scale structure of the universe and gravitational physics also feature.星系、宇宙大尺度结构与引力物理亦在其列。
• The scope evolves over time with research trends.收稿范围随研究趋势而演变。

History

• The journal was launched in 2003 following the success of SISSA's first online journal, JHEP.该刊于 2003 年创办，缘于（SISSA）此前首份在线期刊（JHEP）的成功。
• SISSA Medialab handles peer review and production, while IOP Publishing handles online publication and subscriptions.（SISSA Medialab）负责同行评审与制作，（IOP Publishing）负责在线出版与订阅。
• It is published online only and most papers appear open access via green or gold routes.该刊仅在线出版，多数论文经绿色或金色开放获取途径发布。
• It appears monthly and its 2025 impact factor is 6.4.该刊为月刊，2025 年影响因子为 6.4。

Editors

• JCAP is overseen by a Scientific Director together with an Advisory Board and an Editorial Board.该刊由科学总监会同（Advisory Board）与（Editorial Board）共同管理。
• The editorial board includes Tom Abel of Stanford, Nabila Aghanim of CNRS and Stephon Alexander of Brown University.编委会包括（Stanford）的 Tom Abel、（CNRS）的 Nabila Aghanim 与（Brown University）的 Stephon Alexander。
• Editors and referees operate anonymously but may reveal their identities to authors.编辑与审稿人匿名运作，但可向作者公开身份。
• Submissions are matched to editors through a keyword-based system, and papers normally do not exceed fifty pages.稿件经由关键词匹配系统分配给编辑，论文篇幅通常不超过五十页。