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Advances in Space Research

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0273-1177eISSN1879-1948

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.704

H-Index

149

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.288

Total Works

27,234

Total Citations

347,779

2yr Mean Citedness

2.45

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Advances in Space Research covers all areas of space research. This includes space studies of the Earth's surface, meteorology, climate, the Earth-Moon system, planets and small bodies of the solar system, upper atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres of the Earth and planets, space plasmas in the solar system, astrophysics from space, materials sciences in space, fundamental physics in space, space debris, space weather, and Earth observations of space phenomena. The journal also welcomes contributions supporting the UN's sustainable development goals, particularly SDG 13 (Climate Action).

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 899 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications27,234

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0273-1177 / 1879-1948

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ1

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ2

Atmospheric ScienceQ2

GeophysicsQ2

Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & AstrophysicsEngineering, AerospaceGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAtmospheric ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)GeophysicsAerospace EngineeringAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsAstro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationGNSS positioning and interference