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Astrophysical Bulletin

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1990-3421

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

288

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 93d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.331

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.758

Total Worksi

846

Total Citationsi

6,639

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

Citations received

346

2019

209

2020

328

2021

210

2022

188

2023

114

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 AstrophysicsQ3

InstrumentationQ3

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

Frequently asked questions about Astrophysical Bulletin

Is Astrophysical Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Astrophysical Bulletin: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Astrophysical Bulletin?

Astrophysical Bulletin 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 1.07.

Is Astrophysical Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Astrophysical Bulletin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.