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Journal of Propulsion and Power

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) · United States · Est. 1984

ISSN1533-3876

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.752

H-Indexi

137

SNIPi

1.194

Total Worksi

6,144

Total Citationsi

161,969

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Aerospace; Aerospace Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Fuel Technology; Space and Planetary Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,144

Publisher OrgAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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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?

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1533-3876

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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

108

1.9k

2019

111

1.6k

2020

2.7k

2021

957

2022

665

2023

366

2024

210

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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Fuel TechnologyQ2

Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Aerospace

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAerospace EngineeringFuel TechnologyMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rocket and propulsion systems researchComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsCombustion and flame dynamicsEnergetic Materials and CombustionFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsCombustion and Detonation ProcessesPlasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsTurbomachinery Performance and OptimizationAdvanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesGas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Propulsion and Power

Is Journal of Propulsion and Power a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Propulsion and Power: 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 Propulsion and Power?

Journal of Propulsion and Power 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 2.29.

Is Journal of Propulsion and Power indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Propulsion and Power is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Propulsion and Power?