jAAVSO

The AAVSO invites articles from all authors for the

Research articles

Review Papers

Variable Star Research

Research articles

Review papers (up to 10,000 words)

Articles containing reviews and summaries of astronomical information as well as new research (by invitation only).

Variable Star Research (up to 6,000 words)

Articles on any topic of variable star astronomy, broadly including non-stellar variables such as AGN, gamma-ray bursts, and variable nebulae.  Examples include: new observations, analyses of existing data, theoretical and/or computational variable star modeling.

The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (ISSN 0271-9053 (print); ISSN 2380-3606 (online)) is the peer-reviewed research publication of the AAVSO dedicated to variable star astronomy and related scholarly topics across a range of disciplines. Launched in 1972 and published twice a year, JAAVSO contains scholarly research articles submitted by members of the AAVSO community on a wide range of topics relevant to the AAVSO and variable star astronomy.

Approved by the AAVSO Board of Directors on 2026-02-07.

The Journal of the AAVSO is a publication of the AAVSO, whose mission is "to enable anyone, anywhere, to participate in scientific discovery through variable star astronomy.” The purpose of the JAAVSO is to promote the AAVSO's overall mission by serving as the preeminent publication venue not only for AAVSO Members, but for the entire community of variable star scientists and researchers.

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From John Percy, Editor, JAAVSO:

Special epsilon Aurigae issue of JAAVSO Volume 40, Number 2

High-resolution pdf:

JAAVSO 40.2 high resolution (27.9 MB)