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Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) · United States · Est. 1978

ISSN1533-3884

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.235

H-Indexi

193

SNIPi

1.755

Total Worksi

8,771

Total Citationsi

289,047

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Aerospace; Instruments & Instrumentation; Aerospace Engineering; Applied Mathematics; Control and Systems Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Space and Planetary Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,771

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1533-3884

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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

235

5.1k

2019

216

4.1k

2020

190

3.4k

2021

203

2.8k

2022

182

1.9k

2023

227

1.3k

2024

235

534

2025

174

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

Applied MathematicsQ1

Control and Systems EngineeringQ1

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1

Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, AerospaceInstruments & Instrumentation

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceApplied MathematicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringAerospace Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spacecraft Dynamics and ControlSpace Satellite Systems and ControlAstro and Planetary ScienceGuidance and Control SystemsAdaptive Control of Nonlinear SystemsInertial Sensor and NavigationAerospace Engineering and Control SystemsAerospace and Aviation TechnologyDynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsControl Systems and Identification

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Is Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics: 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 Guidance, Control, and Dynamics?

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 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 2.22.

Is Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.