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Chinese Journal of Space Science

Science Press · China

ISSN0254-6124

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.215

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.374

Total Worksi

3,798

Total Citationsi

5,095

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Aerospace Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish, Chinese

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,798

Publisher OrgScience Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Science Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0254-6124

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Chinese

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

150

2019

144

294

2020

152

242

2021

125

333

2022

142

179

2023

116

166

2024

144

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Aerospace Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsEarthquake Detection and AnalysisGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Space Science

Is Chinese Journal of Space Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Journal of Space Science: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Chinese Journal of Space Science?

Chinese Journal of Space Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.215.

Is Chinese Journal of Space Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chinese Journal of Space Science is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Chinese Journal of Space Science?