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Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage

Editorial Department of Journal of University of Science and Technology of China · China · Est. 1998

ISSN1440-2807eISSN1440-2807

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.205

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.694

Total Worksi

1,403

Total Citationsi

2,647

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; History; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 108 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,403

Publisher OrgNational Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Editorial Department of Journal of University of Science and Technology of China

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1440-2807 / 1440-2807

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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

117

2019

100

2020

128

109

2021

2022

2023

132

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.

HistoryQ2

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ4

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

HistoryAstronomy and AstrophysicsPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage

Is Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage: 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 Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage?

Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 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 0.19.

Is Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage?