期刊名称：NATURE ASTRONOMY ISSN： 2397-3366 出版频率： Monthly 出版社： NATURE PORTFOLIO, HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, BERLIN, Germany, 14197   出版社网址： https://www.nature.com/ 期刊网址： https://www.nature.com/natastron/ 影响因子： 14.437 主题范畴： ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS 变更情况： 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal Nature Astronomy is a monthly, online-only journal, launched in January 2017. We publish the most significant research, review and comment at the cutting edge of astronomy, astrophysics, and planetary science in order to represent and foster closer interaction between all key astronomy-relevant disciplines. All editorial decisions are made by a team of full-time professional editors. Aims & Scope Aims 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 Astronomynow 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. Like all Nature-branded journals, Nature Astronomy is characterized by a dedicated team of professional editors, a fair and rigorous peer-review process, high standards of copy-editing and production, swift publication and editorial independence. In addition to publishing original research, Nature Astronomy publishes Comments, Reviews, News and Views, Features and Correspondence from across the full range of disciplines concerned with astronomy.  Scope Topics covered in the journal include: Observational astronomy Theoretical astrophysics Computational techniques in astrophysics Instrumentation and techniques Planetary science Exoplanets Solar & stellar physics Interplanetary & interstellar medium Galactic & extragalactic astronomy High energy astrophysics Cosmology Astrochemistry Astronomical big data   Content Types Nature Astronomy is flexible with regard to the format of initial submissions so more details will not be required to prepare manuscripts for submission. Please use our online submission system to submit your work. Primary research formats Letter A Letter reports an important and novel research study. The text is limited to 2,000 words, including the introductory paragraph, but excluding Methods, references and figure legends. Letters should have no more than four display items (figures and/or tables). As a guideline, Letters allow up to 30 references (excluding those cited exclusively in Methods). This format begins with a title of, at most, 90 characters (including spaces), followed by an introductory paragraph (not an abstract) of approximately 200 words, summarizing the background, rationale, main results (introduced by "Here we show" or some equivalent phrase) and implications of the study. This paragraph should be fully referenced and should be considered part of the main text, so that any subsequent introductory material avoids too much redundancy with the introductory paragraph. Letters are not divided by headings, except for the online Methods heading. Letters include received/accepted dates and may be accompanied by Supplementary Information. Letters are peer reviewed. Article An Article is a substantial novel research study of high quality and general interest to the astronomy community. Articles often draw on several techniques or approaches. The main text (excluding the abstract, Methods section, references and figure legends) is limited to 3,000—3,500 words. Articles can have 6-8 display items (figures and/or tables). As a guideline, Articles allow up to 50 references (excluding those cited exclusively in Methods). The maximum title length is 90 characters (including spaces). The abstract is no more than 150 words and is unreferenced. An introduction (without heading) of up to 500 words of referenced text expands on the background to the work (some overlap with the summary is acceptable), and is followed by a concise, focused account of the findings (headed 'Results'), and one or two short paragraphs of discussion (headed 'Discussion'). Articles include received/accepted dates and may be accompanied by supplementary information. Articles are peer reviewed. Other formats Review A Review is an authoritative, balanced survey of recent developments in a research field. Although Reviews should be recognized as scholarly by specialists in the field, they should be written with a view to informing non-specialist readers. Thus, Reviews should be presented using straightforward prose, avoiding excessive jargon and technical detail. Reviews are approximately 4,000 words long and typically include 4-6 display items (figures, tables or boxes). As a guideline, Reviews allow up to 100 references; citations should be selective. Footnotes are not used. The scope of a Review should be broad enough that it is not dominated by the work of a single research institution, and particularly not by the authors' own work. Reviews include received/accepted dates. Reviews are always peer reviewed to ensure factual accuracy, appropriate citations and scholarly balance. Review articles are commissioned by the editors, but proposals including a short synopsis are welcome. Perspective A Perspective is intended to provide a forum for authors to discuss models and ideas from a personal viewpoint. They are more forward looking and/or speculative than Review articles and may take a narrower field of view. They may be opinionated but should remain balanced and are intended to stimulate discussion and new experimental approaches. Perspectives follow the same formatting guidelines as Reviews. As with Review articles, many Perspectives are invited by the editors, so it is advisable to send a pre-submission enquiry including a synopsis before preparing a manuscript for formal submission. Perspectives include received/accepted dates. Perspectives are always peer reviewed and edited by the editors in consultation with the author. News & Views News & Views articles inform readers about the latest advances in astronomy, as reported in recently published papers (in Nature Astronomy or elsewhere) or at scientific meetings. Unsolicited contributions will not normally be considered, although prospective authors are welcome to make proposals. News & Views articles are not peer reviewed, but undergo editing in consultation with the author. Correspondence The Correspondence section provides readers with a forum for comment on papers published in the journal, or to discuss issues relevant to astronomy. A Correspondence should not exceed more than one A4 page and is typically 250-500 words; it is limited to one display item and, as guideline, the Correspondence format allows up to 10 references. Article titles are omitted from the reference list. Titles for correspondences are supplied by the editors. In cases where a Correspondence is critical of a previous research paper, the authors of the criticized paper are given the opportunity to publish a brief reply. The criticism of opinions or other secondary matter does not involve an automatic right of reply. Critical comments should be sent to the authors of the paper under discussion before submission to Nature Astronomy, so that disputes can be resolved directly whenever possible and points on which both parties agree removed from the submitted contribution. If after two weeks the original authors have not responded, this should be indicated at submission. Otherwise, when the contribution is submitted to Nature Astronomy, copies of the correspondence with the original authors should be enclosed for the editor’s information. Refutations of previous publications are always peer-reviewed. Other types of Correspondence may be peer-reviewed at the editors' discretion. Comments Comment articles can focus on policy, science and society or purely scientific issues related to astronomy. Single-author articles are preferred as this is an 'opinion' section of the journal. Comments are usually commissioned by the editors, but proposals are welcome. They should be of immediate interest to a broad readership and should be written in an accessible, non-technical style. Figures and diagrams are encouraged, but are not a requirement. Comments are typically no longer than 1,500 words and, as guideline, allow up to 10 references. Article titles are omitted from the reference list. Comments may be peer-reviewed at the editors' discretion. Books & Arts The Books & Arts section comprises timely reviews of books and other cultural and pedagogical resources of interest to the astronomy community. They are usually commissioned, though unsolicited contributions will be considered.   Instructions to Authors For authors & referees Guide to authors Please read this section before submitting anything to Nature Astronomy. This section explains our editorial criteria and how manuscripts are handled by our editors between submission and acceptance for publication.  How to submit This section contains information about submitting your article to Nature Astronomy, including: Presubmission inquiries Initial and revised submissions Final submissions (after the editor has offered publication of a suitably revised manuscript) For referees This section contains guidelines on refereeing for Nature Astronomy. Guide to authors The editorial process For a detailed description of the editorial process used by Nature Astronomy please see Editorial process.  Initial submission For details about the initial submission process please see Initial submission. All submissions should be made via our online submission system. Our brief guide to manuscript submission in PDF format provides a convenient overview of key information on submitting primary research for publication in Nature Astronomy. For a description of the types of contributions that may be submitted to the journal, along with their length and figure limits, please see Content types. Peer review We offer both traditional single-blind and double-blind peer review. Double-blind peer review allows authors to remain anonymous to referees. If you want to participate in double-blind peer review, prepare your manuscript in a way that conceals the identities of all the authors and tick the appropriate box during online submission. We recommend that authors refer to our double-blind peer review guidelines when preparing a double-blind peer review manuscript. Note that editors do not ensure that the paper is properly anonymized; that is the authors' responsibility. For further details about the peer review process and information for referees please see For referees. Post-review A priority of Nature Astronomy is that all papers be accessible to non-specialists. Manuscripts are subject to substantial editing to achieve this goal. The editor may perform or request substantial editing before acceptance. Likewise, after acceptance a copy editor will make further changes so that the text and figures are readable and clear to those outside the field, and so that papers conform to our style. Contributors are welcome to discuss proposed changes with the editors and are sent proofs before publication, but Nature Astronomy reserves the right to make the final decision about matters of style and the size of figures.  The editors also reserve the right to reject a paper even after it has been accepted if it becomes apparent that there are serious problems with the scientific content or with violations of our publishing policies.  Editorial and publishing policies Please see authors & referees for detailed information about author and referee services and publication policies at the Nature family of journals. These journals, including Nature Astronomy, share a number of common policies including the following: Author responsibilities Licence agreement and author copyright Compliance with open access mandates Embargo policy and press releases Use of experimental animals and human subjects Competing financial interests Availability of materials and data Reporting requirements for life science articles Digital image integrity and standards Security concerns Refutations, complaints and corrections Duplicate publications Confidentiality and pre-publicity Plagiarism and fabrication Covers and other artwork Authors of accepted papers are encouraged to submit images for consideration as a cover image. Cover images are normally linked to a specific paper in that issue, but we may also be able to use other images elsewhere in the journal, such as for the hero image (top of page) on the journal website or on the table of contents. Images are selected for their scientific interest and aesthetic appeal. Please send electronic files along with a clear and concise legend explaining the image. Instructions to Authors submission_guide_natastron.pdf Editorial Board About the Editors Nature Astronomy is staffed by a dedicated team of professional editors, with relevant research and editorial backgrounds. It is led by May Chiao, formerly of Nature and Nature Physics, and includes Marios Karouzos, Luca Maltagliati and Paul Woods. Chief Editor: May Chiao May was a Senior Editor for Nature Physics, with responsibility for its astrophysics content, and has previously been an editor for Nature and Nature Materials. After working in radio astronomy with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope group in Canada, she went on to obtain her PhD in 1999 from McGill University, in low temperature physics. She undertook postdoctoral research at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge and the Solid State Laboratory at ETH-Zürich, investigating fundamental properties of exotic magnets as well as superconductors and superfluids. may.chiao@nature.com Associate Editor: Marios Karouzos Marios has come to us by way of Seoul National University in South Korea, where he worked on active galactic nuclei. Previous to that, Marios undertook his doctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany. For his research, Marios has used ground and space telescopes to observe galaxies in wavelengths ranging from gamma-rays to the radio regime. His main area of expertise is the evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes as potential regulators of their growth. Other interests include relativistic outflows, binary supermassive black holes and galactic environments.  marios.karouzos@nature.com Associate Editor: Luca Maltagliati After working on solar physics at the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Firenze, Italy), Luca switched to planetary science for his doctorate on the Martian water cycle with Mars Express observations at the Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung (then in Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany), continuing this work as a postdoctoral fellow at the LATMOS laboratory (Guyancourt, France). Luca then conducted research on Titan’s atmosphere and surface with Cassini observations at the Observatoire de Paris and the Commissariat pour l’Énergie Atomique, before returning to the Observatoire de Paris to work on the Exoplanet.eu database of extrasolar planets. Luca’s main area of expertise is atmospheric physics and climate of terrestrial planets, observed in remote sensing spectrometry. luca.maltagliati@nature.com Associate Editor: Paul Woods Paul gained his PhD in astrophysics from UMIST/University of Manchester in 2005, having also completed a two-year studentship at the European Southern Observatory in Chile. He has since pursued research at NASA JPL, Pasadena; Jodrell Bank, University of Manchester; University College London and Queen’s University, Belfast. His principal interest has been interstellar chemistry and dust, studying observationally and theoretically the complex chemistries and mineralogies of hot cores, protoplanetary discs, AGB stars, proto-planetary and planetary nebulae. paul.woods@nature.com