Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP) encompasses theoretical, observational and experimental areas as well as computation and simulation. The journal covers the latest developments in the theory of all fundamental interactions and their cosmological implications (e.g. M-theory and cosmology, brane cosmology). JCAP's coverage also includes topics such as formation, dynamics and clustering of galaxies, pre-galactic star formation, x-ray astronomy, radio astronomy, gravitational lensing, active galactic nuclei, intergalactic and interstellar matter.

《Journal Of Cosmology And Astroparticle Physics》是一本由IOP PUBLISHING LTD出版商出版的专业地学天文期刊，该刊创刊于2003年，刊期Monthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：物理与天体物理 2区，小类学科：天文与天体物理 2区；物理：粒子与场物理 2区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖天文与天体物理等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外天文与天体物理工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为7.28，平均审稿速度约1.0个月。