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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Institute of Physics · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1475-7516eISSN1475-7516

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.836

H-Indexi

231

SNIPi

1.107

Total Worksi

13,150

Total Citationsi

496,967

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,150

Publisher OrgInstitute of Physics

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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?

Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1475-7516 / 1475-7516

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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

710

29k

2019

720

30k

2020

824

23k

2021

717

13k

2022

811

15k

2023

975

12k

2024

1.1k

9.5k

2025

720

729

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)

Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchNeutrino Physics Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Is Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cosmology and 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 Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics?

Journal of Cosmology and 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 7.25.

Is Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics?