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New Astronomy

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1966

ISSN1384-1092

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.411

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.674

Total Worksi

2,772

Total Citationsi

43,840

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Instrumentation; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Space and Planetary Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

Annual Volume~ 120 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,772

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

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?

1384-1092

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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

822

2019

151

1.8k

2020

117

790

2021

140

992

2022

129

778

2023

118

527

2024

113

126

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.

InstrumentationQ2

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ3

Space and Planetary ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceInstrumentationAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesAstro and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research

Frequently asked questions about New Astronomy

Is New Astronomy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Astronomy: 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 New Astronomy?

New Astronomy 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 2.05.

Is New Astronomy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Astronomy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of New Astronomy?