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Astrobiology

Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · United States · Est. 1949

ISSN1557-8070

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.759

H-Indexi

129

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.922

Total Worksi

2,366

Total Citationsi

82,368

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Biology; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Space and Planetary Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1949

FrequencyMonthly, 2012-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,366

Publisher OrgMary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1557-8070

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

142

3.9k

2019

116

2.6k

2020

129

2.4k

2021

114

1.3k

2022

615

2023

392

2024

147

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & AstrophysicsBiologyGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Planetary Science and ExplorationAstro and Planetary ScienceSpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeOrigins and Evolution of LifeSpaceflight effects on biologyPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsPolar Research and EcologyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyIsotope Analysis in EcologyGeology and Paleoclimatology Research

Frequently asked questions about Astrobiology

Is Astrobiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Astrobiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Astrobiology?

Astrobiology 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 2.58.

Is Astrobiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Astrobiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Astrobiology?