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Astronomische Nachrichten

Wiley-VCH Verlag · Germany

ISSN0004-6337eISSN1521-3994

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.306

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.457

Total Worksi

55,945

Total Citationsi

62,256

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Space and Planetary Science.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 136 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications55,945

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0004-6337 / 1521-3994

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

179

734

2019

121

581

2020

218

886

2021

284

2022

159

305

2023

122

190

2024

126

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ3

Space and Planetary ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

History and Developments in AstronomyAstro and Planetary ScienceStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesHistorical Astronomy and Related StudiesAgriculture and Biological Studies

Frequently asked questions about Astronomische Nachrichten

Is Astronomische Nachrichten a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Astronomische Nachrichten: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Astronomische Nachrichten?

Astronomische Nachrichten is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.74.

Is Astronomische Nachrichten indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Astronomische Nachrichten is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Astronomische Nachrichten?