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International Journal of Astrobiology is the peer-reviewed forum for practitioners in this exciting interdisciplinary field. Coverage includes cosmic prebiotic chemistry, planetary evolution, the search for planetary systems and habitable zones, extremophile biology and experimental simulation of extraterrestrial environments, Mars as an abode of life, life detection in our solar system and beyond, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, the history of the science of astrobiology, as well as societal and educational aspects of astrobiology. Occasionally an issue of the journal is devoted to the keynote plenary research papers from an international meeting.
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- 23 Dec 2020,
- We would like to invite submission of original manuscripts for a special issue of the International Journal of Astrobiology dedicated to Open Questions and Next Steps in Astrobiology in Europe. This special issue is celebrating 20 Years of the European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA).
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- 15 Oct 2020,
- We would like to invite submission of original manuscripts for a special issue of the International Journal of Astrobiology dedicated to Biosignature Identification on Mars.
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