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Solar Physics

Solar Physics

A Journal for Solar and Solar-Stellar Research and the Study of Solar-Terrestrial Physics

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Overview

Solar Physics is a leading journal publishing comprehensive research on the Sun.

  • Reports on all aspects of solar physics, from the Sun's internal structure and evolution to the outer corona and solar wind in interplanetary space.
  • Also publishes relevant papers on stellar research and solar-terrestrial physics.
  • The only dedicated journal for solar research since 1967.
Editors-in-Chief
  • Iñigo Arregui PhD
  • Anne-Marie Broomhall PhD
  • Cristina H. Mandrini PhD
  • Marco Velli PhD
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Journal Impact Factor
2.4 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
2.4 (2024)
Submission to first decision (median)
6 days
Downloads
614.7k (2025)

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Collection

NASA Heliophysics Summer School

This collection presents work originating at the NASA Heliophysics Summer Schools 2025 and 2026, which centered around data-driven heliophysics.

Status
Open for submissions
Submission deadline
31 December 2026

Collection

How SDO Has Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Sun

This article collection has been inspired by the work presented at the SDO 2025 Science Workshop held in Boulder, CO, from February 17 to 21, 2025.

Status
Open for submissions
Submission deadline
30 April 2026
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This journal has 654 open access articles

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Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1573-093X
Print ISSN
0038-0938
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