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The RAS publishes results of original research in its major journals, Geophysical Journal International (GJI), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) and RAS Techniques and Instruments (RASTI). Astronomy & Geophysics (A&G) is the Society's full-colour news and reviews magazine, distributed to all Fellows.

 

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MNRAS

 

MNRAS publishes the results of original research in astronomy and astrophysics, including work which is observational, theoretical or concerned with astronomical instrumentation and software.

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MNRAS-letters

 

Until the end of 2025, MNRAS Letters published short but timely articles in astronomy and astrophysics. Letters are now published in MNRAS, with the MNRAS Letters archive available to view online.

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GJI publishes research on all aspects of theoretical, computational, applied and observational geophysics.

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RASTI is a peer-reviewed journal which provides an international forum for high-quality papers covering data science, software, and instrumentation, in astrophysics and geophysics.

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