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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

3.344

H-Index

376

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.276

Total Works

8,283

Total Citations

781,820

2yr Mean Citedness

4.85

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on astrophysical phenomena, including the study of circumbinary disks, contact binaries, globular clusters, and extragalactic sources. It also features work on molecular clouds, solar radio bursts, gamma-ray bursts, and fast radio transients. The journal covers topics related to stellar evolution, exoplanet host stars, and the chemical abundances of stars.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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