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Space Science Reviews

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1962

ISSN1572-9672

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.501

H-Indexi

226

SNIPi

3.614

Total Worksi

5,887

Total Citationsi

294,395

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Space Science Reviews is a key international journal synthesizing various branches of space research. Established in 1962 with an emphasis on scientific results and instruments of space science. Covers astrophysics, physics of planetary systems, solar physics, and physics of magnetospheres and interplanetary matter. Publishes topical collections , review articles , and special communications .

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1962

Annual Volume~ 104 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,887

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-9672

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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

4.4k

2019

160

8.9k

2020

4.7k

2021

1.9k

2022

2.4k

2023

1.6k

2024

129

803

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.

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)

Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsAstro and Planetary ScienceIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPlanetary Science and ExplorationStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeAstronomy and Astrophysical Research

Frequently asked questions about Space Science Reviews

Is Space Science Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Space Science Reviews: 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 Space Science Reviews?

Space Science Reviews 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 7.41.

Is Space Science Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Space Science Reviews is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.