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Astroparticle Physics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0927-6505eISSN1873-2852

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.127

H-Indexi

135

SNIPi

2.026

Total Worksi

2,790

Total Citationsi

98,745

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Physics, Particles & Fields; Astronomy and Astrophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,790

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0927-6505 / 1873-2852

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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

1.3k

2019

794

2020

1.8k

2021

446

2022

548

2023

559

2024

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.

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & AstrophysicsPhysics, Particles & Fields

Scopus Categories

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Astrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaNeutrino Physics ResearchParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesCosmology and Gravitation Theories

Frequently asked questions about Astroparticle Physics

Is Astroparticle Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Astroparticle Physics: 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 Astroparticle Physics?

Astroparticle Physics 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 3.19.

Is Astroparticle Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Astroparticle Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Astroparticle Physics?