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Acta Astronomica

Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy · Poland

ISSN0001-5237eISSN0001-5237

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.685

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.445

Total Works

1,250

Total Citations

1,933

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Acta Astronomica is an academic journal focused on the field of astronomy. It is dedicated to publishing high-quality research papers and review articles that cover various aspects of astronomy. The journal's subject areas include astronomy and astrophysics.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 5 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,250

Publisher OrgCopernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0001-5237 / 0001-5237

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ2

Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstro and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchAstronomical Observations and InstrumentationHistory and Developments in Astronomy