General Relativity and Gravitation

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General Relativity and Gravitation is a journal devoted to all theoretical and experimental aspects of modern gravitational physics.

Founded in 1970, it was the first journal dedicated to the classical theory of general relativity.
Publishes in both subscription and open-acess model.
An international Editorial Board of active researchers ensures thorough peer review process.

Editors-in-Chief

Eric Poisson PhD
Mairi Sakellariadou PhD

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Journal Impact Factor: 2.8 (2024)

5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.6 (2024)

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Downloads: 195.9k (2024)

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Collection

Geometry of Classical and Quantum Space-Times (Jerzy Lewandowski Memorial Conference)

Based on contributions from the Jerzy Lewandowski Memorial Conference, held from September 15-19, 2025, at the Banach Center in Warsaw, this...

Status: Open for submissions

Submission deadline: 31 March 2026

Collection

Machine Learning in Gravitational-Wave Science

A collection of articles on applications of machine learning techniques in gravitational-wave research.

Status: Open for submissions

Submission deadline: 01 August 2026

Collection

Geometry, Analysis, and Physics in Lorentzian Signature

The theory of General Relativity explains gravity as the curvature of the universe caused by matter and energy.

Status: Open for submissions

Submission deadline: 31 January 2026

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Latest articles

The gauge problem and polarization modes of gravitational waves in anisotropic Bianchi type I cosmological models
L. S. O. Viana
S. V. B. Gonçalves
Research 24 December 2025 Article: 5
A new framework for cosmological expansion in a reformulated Newtonian-Like gravity with variable G
Felipe S. Escórcio
Júlio C. Fabris
Hermano Velten
Research 22 December 2025 Article: 3
Gravitational lensing by non-self-intersecting vortons
Leonardus B. Putra
H. S. Ramadhan
Research 18 December 2025 Article: 2
A warp drive with predominantly positive invariant energy density and global Hawking–Ellis Type I
José Rodal
Research 17 December 2025 Article: 1
Lqg inspired spacetimes as solutions of the Einstein equations
Marcos V. de S. Silva
Carlos F. S. Pereira
Celio R. Muniz
Research 16 December 2025 Article: 168

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This journal has 292 open access articles

Journal updates

New Associate Editor 2025

GRG welcomes new Editorial Board member David Hilditch as an expert in numerical relativity
Topical Collection "Hyperboloidal foliations in the era of GW astronomy"

12 September 2025 –
Complete collection of 16 articles now published
Review Articles

List of all review articles in GRG
Golden Oldies

Republications of important historic papers in general relativity

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Electronic ISSN: 1572-9532
Print ISSN: 0001-7701
Abstracted and indexed in: ANVUR

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