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Cosmic Research

Pleiades Publishing · United States

ISSN0010-9525eISSN1608-3075

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

428

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 78d

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.207

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.495

Total Worksi

3,124

Total Citationsi

10,252

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,124

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0010-9525 / 1608-3075

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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

Citations received

260

2019

216

2020

190

2021

149

2022

162

2023

117

2024

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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ4

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ4

Space and Planetary ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & AstrophysicsEngineering, Aerospace

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAerospace EngineeringAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsAstro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Frequently asked questions about Cosmic Research

Is Cosmic Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cosmic Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cosmic Research?

Cosmic Research 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 0.64.

Is Cosmic Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cosmic Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cosmic Research?