《天体物理学杂志》致力于天文学和天体物理学的最新发展、发现和理论。APJ的出版物构成了与天体物理应用直接相关的重要新研究，无论是基于观测结果还是基于理论见解或模型。
The Astrophysical Journal is devoted to recent developments, discoveries, and theories in astronomy and astrophysics. Publications in ApJ constitute significant new research that is directly relevant to astrophysical applications, whether based on observational results or on theoretical insights or modeling.