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Advances in Astronomy

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1687-7977

SJR Q4✓ 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?

110

days submission → published

measured · last 9 articles · accept 108d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.141

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.726

Total Worksi

407

Total Citationsi

7,944

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications407

Publisher OrgHindawi Publishing Corporation

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~22 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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1687-7977

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

Citations received

270

2019

119

2020

226

2021

2022

2023

2024

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 AstrophysicsQ4

Space and Planetary ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeAstro and Planetary ScienceSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Frequently asked questions about Advances in Astronomy

Is Advances in Astronomy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Advances in Astronomy: 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 Advances in Astronomy?

Advances in Astronomy 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 0.61.

Is Advances in Astronomy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Advances in Astronomy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Advances in Astronomy?