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Chinese Journal of Aeronautics

Elsevier B.V. · China

ISSN1000-9361eISSN2588-9230

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total69

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Removed from DOAJ (2021-07-16). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.404

H-Indexi

102

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.449

Total Worksi

5,223

Total Citationsi

97,950

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Aerospace; Aerospace Engineering; Mechanical Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 512 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,223

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1000-9361 / 2588-9230

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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

Citations received

305

10k

2019

423

14k

2020

458

13k

2021

268

5.2k

2022

411

7.1k

2023

502

4.7k

2024

622

1.6k

2025

264

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 EngineeringQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Aerospace

Scopus Categories

Aerospace EngineeringMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsAdvanced machining processes and optimizationTurbomachinery Performance and OptimizationAdaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Aeronautics

Is Chinese Journal of Aeronautics a predatory journal?

Chinese Journal of Aeronautics was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2021-07-16). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Chinese Journal of Aeronautics?

Chinese Journal of Aeronautics 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 3.94.

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

Chinese Journal of Aeronautics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Chinese Journal of Aeronautics?