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Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series

American Astronomical Society · United Kingdom

ISSN1538-4365

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

152

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 82d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

3.269

H-Indexi

376

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.276

Total Worksi

8,283

Total Citationsi

781,820

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Space and Planetary Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 341 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,283

Publisher OrgInstitute of Physics

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Astronomical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1538-4365

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

226

13k

2019

288

18k

2020

286

10k

2021

314

9.3k

2022

333

7.5k

2023

287

3.2k

2024

404

1.7k

2025

242

179

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 AstrophysicsQ1

Space and Planetary ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsAstro and Planetary ScienceAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Frequently asked questions about Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series

Is Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series?

Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 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 4.85.

Is Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series?