Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

Aims & Scope

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (PASA) publishes new and significant research in astronomy and astrophysics.

PASA covers a wide range of topics within astronomy, including multi-wavelength observations, theoretical modelling, computational astronomy and visualisation.

PASA also maintains its heritage of publishing results on southern hemisphere astronomy and on astronomy with Australian facilities.PASA publishes research papers, review papers and special series on topical issues, making use of expert international reviewers and an experienced Editorial Board.

As an electronic-only journal, PASA publishes paper by paper, ensuring a rapid publication rate.

There are no page charges.

PASA's Editorial Board approve a certain number of papers per year to be published Open Access without a publication fee.

Cover image: Created by Natasha Hurley-Walker (Curtin / ICRAR) and the GLEAM Team.

Please contact Natasha via nhw at icrar.org if you would like to use this image.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.6
2024	4.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.885

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	83

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1606

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	856

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Murchison Widefield Array: The Square Kilometre Array Precursor at Low Radio Frequencies

  Citation: 1004

  Authors: S. J., R., J. D., D., S. M., D. A., M. F., T., B., R. B., C. J., S., D., T., A., N., W., D., G., F., S., J. D., R. J., B. E., A., L., B. M., L. J., P. J., B. J., D., J. N., M., D. L., J. C., B. B., R., E., M. J., B., S. R., E., D., J., T., R. A., A. E. E., A., J. E., R. J., N., F., K. S., J., R., M., R. L., A. R., A., C. L., J. S. B.

• <scp>psrchive</scp> and <scp>psrfits</scp>: An Open Approach to Radio Pulsar Data Storage and Analysis

  Citation: 827

  Authors: A. W., W., R. N.

• Binary Population and Spectral Synthesis Version 2.1: Construction, Observational Verification, and New Results

  Citation: 817

  Authors: J. J., E. R., L., L. A. S., G., M., S. M. L., J. C.

• <scp>SPLASH</scp>: An Interactive Visualisation Tool for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulations

  Citation: 629

  Authors: Daniel J.

• The Dawes Review 2: Nucleosynthesis and Stellar Yields of Low- and Intermediate-Mass Single Stars

  Citation: 606

  Authors: Amanda I., John C.

• A Concise Reference to (Projected) Sérsic <i>R</i>^1/<i>n</i> Quantities, Including Concentration, Profile Slopes, Petrosian Indices, and Kron Magnitudes

  Citation: 538

  Authors: Alister W., Simon P.

• Observational Constraints on the Progenitors of Core-Collapse Supernovae: The Case for Missing High-Mass Stars

  Citation: 506

  Authors: S. J.

• DSPSR: Digital Signal Processing Software for Pulsar Astronomy

  Citation: 494

  Authors: W., M.

• FRBCAT: The Fast Radio Burst Catalogue

  Citation: 447

  Authors: E., E. D., A., E. F., M., M., V., D., W.

• The SkyMapper Telescope and The Southern Sky Survey

  Citation: 442

  Authors: S. C., B. P., M. S., P. G., P., A., E., A. P., T., T., P., A., M. F.

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