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Astrophysical Bulletin

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1990-3421

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.508

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.758

Total Works

846

Total Citations

6,639

2yr Mean Citedness

1.07

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Aims & Scope

Astrophysical Bulletin is a peer-reviewed journal publishing research in astronomy and astrophysics. Coverage includes observational and theoretical astrophysics, physics of the Sun, radio astronomy, stellar astronomy, extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, and astronomical instrumentation. Welcomes articles on stellar astrophysics, high-energy astrophysics, exoplanetology, gravitational astrophysics, astrobiology, astrodynamics, and related topics. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 55 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications846

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1990-3421

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

Times cited

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2025

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.

InstrumentationQ2

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

InstrumentationAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaAstro and Planetary ScienceAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation