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Radio Science

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0048-6604eISSN1944-799X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.371

H-Indexi

152

SNIPi

0.699

Total Worksi

8,659

Total Citationsi

186,302

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Radio Science publishes original scientific contributions on radio-frequency electromagnetic propagation and its applications.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 1977-

StatusActive

Total Publications8,659

Publisher OrgWiley

Visit Journal Website

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-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0048-6604 / 1944-799X

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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

115

1.4k

2019

131

1.2k

2020

122

987

2021

128

789

2022

105

452

2023

109

261

2024

120

202

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.

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ3

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & AstrophysicsGeochemistry & GeophysicsMeteorology & Atmospheric SciencesRemote SensingTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsGNSS positioning and interferenceElectromagnetic Scattering and AnalysisEarthquake Detection and AnalysisSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Radio Science

Is Radio Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Radio Science: 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 Radio Science?

Radio Science 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 1.17.

Is Radio Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Radio Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.