Top 10 Astronomy and Astrophysics Journals In The World 2026

1. ACS Nano

Published monthly, ACS Nano is an international forum for the communication of comprehensive articles on nanoscience and nanotechnology research at the interfaces of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics, and engineering. Moreover, the journal helps facilitate communication among scientists from these research communities in developing new research opportunities, advancing the field through new discoveries, and reaching out to scientists at all levels. ACS Nano publishes comprehensive articles on synthesis, assembly, characterization, theory, and simulation of nanostructures (nanomaterials and assemblies, nanodevices, and self-assembled structures), nanobiotechnology, nanofabrication, more...

2. Nature Astronomy

Astronomy is arguably the oldest science, and has featured strongly throughout the history of Nature — the first quasar, the first exoplanet, the nature of spiral nebulae, to name but a few of the advances reported in its pages. The launch of Nature Astronomy now enables much expanded coverage of the modern discipline: the journal welcomes research across astronomy, astrophysics and planetary science, with the aim of fostering closer interaction between the researchers in each of these areas. more...

3. PRX Quantum

PRX Quantum welcomes manuscripts on all topics relevant to the diverse multidisciplinary quantum information science and technology research communities spanning physics, computer science, mathematics, chemistry, materials, engineering, and technology. Research coverage in the journal comprises: fundamental and applied; theoretical and experimental, including significant advances in methods and instrumentation; and interdisciplinary and emerging areas. Subject areas include, but are not limited to: fundamental concepts in quantum information entanglement, quantum correlations, and resource theories quantum information with continuous variables open quantum systems quantum computation more...

4. Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy

Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy, a quarterly journal in English, is published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Astronomical Society of India and in association with Springer. It publishes papers on all aspects of Astrophysics and Astronomy, including Instrumentation, laboratory astrophysics, and cosmology. Critical reviews of topical fields are also published. more...

5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section A Physical Sciences

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Section A: Physical Sciences, is one of the oldest journals of India, launched in the year 1930, by the National Academy of Sciences, India (the Oldest Science Academy of India). The research/review papers of different fields of science, e.g. Chemical Sciences (Analytical, Inorganic, Organic, Physical, Theoretical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry), Earth Sciences (Atmospheric Sciences, Geo-Sciences, Oceanography, Geography-Scientific aspects), Engineering Sciences including Engineering Technology (Engineering and Engineering Science, Chemical and Material Technology, Electronics more...