Exoplanets
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission deadline
Extrasolar planets or exoplanets are planets outside our Solar System. First confirmed in the early 1990s, they have increasingly attracted research attention in the field of astronomy. At present, driven by the latest advances in astronomy instrumentation, more than 5000 exoplanets have been discovered. Telescopes, both ground-based and those in space, have played an essential role in the study of these planets. The recently launched James Webb Space Telescope is a milestone development, and is expected to deliver extraordinary results that will have a strong impact on exoplanets research, as well as on our understanding of the universe.
This Collection seeks to bring together original research on exoplanets, including the latest advances in the astronomy instrumentations which are required for their study.
Editors
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Judith Korth
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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Malena Rice
Yale University, USA
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Songhu Wang
Indiana University, USA
Submitting a paper for consideration
To submit your manuscript for consideration at Scientific Reports as part of this Collection, please follow the steps detailed on this page. On the first page of our online submission system, under “I’m submitting:” select the option “any other article type”. Once logged in you can submit your manuscript to a Collection by selecting “Guest Edited Collection”, under the “Choose the appropriate manuscript type” message, and clicking “Continue”. Then when filling out the manuscript information, select the "Exoplanets" Collection from the alphabetical list on the “Springer Nature Subject Category” tab. Authors should express their interest in the Collection in their cover letter.
Accepted papers are published on a rolling basis as soon as they are ready.
In addition to papers on Exoplanets, Scientific Reports welcomes all original research in the field of Astronomy and planetary science. To browse our latest articles in Astronomy and planetary science, click here.
