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Astropolitics

Routledge · United States · Est. 2003

ISSN1477-7622

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.282

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

371

Total Citationsi

2,411

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Astropolitics is dedicated to the interdisciplinary analysis of civil, commercial, military, and intelligence space activities worldwide. The journal publishes articles related to Physics and Astronomy, and Social Sciences.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications371

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1477-7622

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

120

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International RelationsAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Space exploration and regulationSpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeSpace Satellite Systems and ControlDefense, Military, and Policy StudiesSpace Exploration and TechnologyNuclear Issues and DefenseSpacecraft Design and TechnologyMilitary and Defense StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Astropolitics

Is Astropolitics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Astropolitics: it is indexed in 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 Astropolitics?

Astropolitics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.282.

Is Astropolitics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Astropolitics is indexed in Scopus.