國際天體生物學雜志是這個令人興奮的跨學科領域的從業(yè)者的同行評議論壇。覆蓋范圍包括宇宙生命起源以前的化學、行星進化,尋找行星系統(tǒng)和宜居地帶,極端微生物生物學和實驗模擬外星環(huán)境,火星的生活住所,生命探測太陽系中,尋找外星智慧,天體生物學的科學的歷史,以及天體生物學的社會和教育方面。偶爾會有一期雜志專門刊登國際會議上的主題全體研究論文。

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.