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Journals for “Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation”
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Topic match is relative to the best match in this search (100% = best). Under each journal, "Publishes on" shows which of the matched topics it publishes and what share of its recent papers they make up. Fees are shown only where DOAJ records them; "Not recorded" does not mean the journal is free.
| # | Journal | Topic match | ITS Journal Score | Global rank | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access | Fee (APC) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odessa Astronomical Publications Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University · Ukraine · DOAJ Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (20%) | 100% | 35.0 | #34,105 | 131 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 2 | Open European Journal on Variable stars Czechia Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (16%) | 79% | 26.3 | #45,099 | 58 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 3 | Communications of the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory NAS RA Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory after V. A. Ambartsumian · Armenia Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (14%) | 69% | 39.1 | #29,394 | 212 | 99% | Not recorded | |
| 4 | Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso Central Library of the Slovak Academy of Sciences · Slovakia Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (12%) | 62% | 43.2 | #25,138 | 217 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 5 | Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège Société royale des sciences de Liège · Belgium Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (11%) | 54% | 52.7 | #17,623 | 213 | 94% | Not recorded | |
| 6 | Научные труды Института астрономии РАН Russia Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (11%) | 55% | 37.3 | #31,357 | 202 | 47% | Not recorded | |
| 7 | Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Astronomy Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv · Ukraine Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (13%) | 65% | 18.0 | #54,696 | 75 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 8 | Il Colle di Galileo Firenze University Press · Italy Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (13%) | 66% | 13.8 | #58,249 | 80 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 9 | The Messenger European Southern Observatory Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (10%) | 53% | 34.7 | #34,458 | 103 | 99% | Not recorded | |
| 10 | Kinematika i Fizika Nebesnykh Tel National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications) Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (11%) | 54% | 28.3 | #42,515 | 174 | 56% | Not recorded | |
| 11 | Kinematics and Physics of Celestial Bodies Pleiades Publishing · United States Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (7%) | 33% | 49.0 | #20,283 | 144 | 1% | Not recorded | |
| 12 | Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series/The Patrick Moore practical astronomy series United States Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (7%) | 37% | 36.9 | #31,806 | 131 | 2% | Not recorded | |
| 13 | Труды Института прикладной астрономии РАН Russia Publishes on: Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation (0%) | 1% | 18.7 | #54,025 | 119 | 1% | Not recorded |
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