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Solar System Research

Pleiades Publishing · United States

ISSN0038-0946eISSN1608-3423

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.29

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.662

Total Works

2,356

Total Citations

12,202

2yr Mean Citedness

0.81

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Solar System Research is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the bodies of the Solar System. Exploring the diverse entities of the Solar System, including planets, their satellites, asteroids, comets, meteoric substances, cosmic dust, and their interactions. Focuses on the physics, dynamics, and composition of solar system bodies. Covers new research fields such as planetary geology, cosmophysics, atmospheric sciences, and more. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 81 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,356

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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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?

0038-0946 / 1608-3423

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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 AstrophysicsQ3

Space and Planetary ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Astro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies