Acta Astronautica

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Acta Astronautica considers submissions of original contributions in all fields of basic engineering, life, and social space sciences and of space technology. Its scope includes the peaceful scientific exploration of space, its exploitation for human welfare and progress, and the conception, design, development, and operation of space-borne and Earth-based systems. Specific topics include spacecraft, aerospace engineering, mechanics, control theory, satellite technology, space transportation, communications, space energy, power, propulsion, astrodynamics, extraterrestrial intelligence, Earth observations, microgravity, space station technology, geostationary orbits, and space economics.

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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.

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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.

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