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Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy

Springer India · India

ISSN0250-6335eISSN0973-7758

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.566

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.628

Total Works

2,031

Total Citations

13,649

2yr Mean Citedness

0.83

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Aims & Scope

Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy, a peer-reviewed and bi-annual journal in English, is published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Astronomical Society of India and in association with Springer. It publishes papers on all aspects of Astrophysics and Astronomy, including Instrumentation, laboratory astrophysics, and cosmology. Critical reviews of topical fields are also published.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 74 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,031

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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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?

Springer India

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0250-6335 / 0973-7758

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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

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 AstrophysicsQ2

Space and Planetary ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena