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Microgravity Science and Technology

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands

ISSN0938-0108eISSN1875-0494

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

0.336

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.586

Total Works

1,671

Total Citations

18,312

2yr Mean Citedness

1.47

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Microgravity Science and Technology is a journal focused on research conducted under conditions of altered gravity. Publishes papers on studies performed on platforms providing real and simulated microgravity conditions. Welcomes research on instrumentation as well as theoretical gravity-related considerations. Covers a wide range of disciplines including fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, materials and life sciences.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 67 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,671

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

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OA Rate—

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?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0938-0108 / 1875-0494

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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

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.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Applied MathematicsQ3

Modeling and SimulationQ3

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, AerospaceMechanicsThermodynamics

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsEngineering (miscellaneous)Modeling and SimulationPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fluid Dynamics and Thin FilmsSpaceflight effects on biologySpacecraft and Cryogenic TechnologiesFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferSolidification and crystal growth phenomena