《天文學(xué)和天體物理學(xué)評論》刊登了來自世界各地的著名專家應(yīng)邀發(fā)表的評論。所涉專題范圍包括天文學(xué)和天體物理學(xué)的所有領(lǐng)域；宇宙射線物理學(xué)；太陽系的研究；天體生物學(xué)；與天文學(xué)直接相關(guān)的實(shí)驗(yàn)室或粒子物理學(xué)的發(fā)展；儀器；具有特定天文學(xué)應(yīng)用的計(jì)算或統(tǒng)計(jì)方法；以及其他與天文學(xué)和天體物理學(xué)有關(guān)的學(xué)科。所有重要的領(lǐng)域都不時(shí)進(jìn)行審查，審查的頻率取決于研究活動的數(shù)量。編輯們選擇文章既要考慮其科學(xué)質(zhì)量，也要考慮其可讀性。因此，它們?yōu)閷で筮M(jìn)入一個(gè)新的或不熟悉的領(lǐng)域的科學(xué)家或?qū)W生以及在他們不太熟悉的領(lǐng)域需要權(quán)威材料的研究人員和講師提供了一個(gè)極好的起點(diǎn)。

The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review publishes invited reviews by leading experts from around the world. The range of topics covered includes all areas of astronomy and astrophysics; cosmic ray physics; studies in the solar system; astrobiology; developments in laboratory or particle physics directly relevant to astronomy; instrumentation; computational or statistical methods with specific astronomical applications; and other subjects relevant to astronomy and astrophysics.All important fields are reviewed from time to time, with the frequency of review depending on the amount of research activity. The editors choose articles for both their scientific quality, and for their readability. They thereby provide an excellent starting point for scientists or students seeking access to a new or unfamiliar field as well as for researchers and lecturers in need of authoritative material in fields with which they are less familiar.