Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) and the Astronomical Society of Japan have announced a new publishing partnership for the journal Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan (PASJ). OUP will assume publication of PASJ from January 2014.
PASJ publishes papers on all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and the fields closely related to them. In addition to research papers, the journal accepts 'Letters to the Editor', which aim to provide quick communication of observational, as well as theoretical, results that strongly impact astronomy.
The Managing Editor of PASJ is T. Shigeyama of the University of Tokyo. The journal has, up to now, been self-published by the Astronomical Society of Japan. Its current Impact Factor is 2.439, and it is one of the few astronomy journals that publish special issues.
