Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

ISSN: 0035-8711• JCR: MON NOT R ASTRON SOCOxford University PressUnited Kingdom
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4.8
2025 Impact Factor
4.7
5-Year Impact Factor
Q1
JCR Quartile
B3
CAS Block

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society impact factor and JCR quartile

The 2025 impact factor for Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society is 4.8. The 5-year impact factor is 4.7. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in the current Journal Metrics dataset.

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Ranking position in Physics & Astronomy

Ranked #196 in Physics & Astronomy by impact factor and #189 among Q1 Physics & Astronomy journals. This context helps compare Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society against journals publishing in the same field.

#196
of 1,290 field journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society publication trend

Published 13,538 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 4.8.

2026 vs 2025: -1,690
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Journal Details

Total Articles
93,769
H-Index
482
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,833 USD
Subject Areas
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAstronomy and Astrophysics

Article Volume

2021
3,807
2022
3,816
2023
4,026
2024
2,824
2025
2,281
2026
591
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