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Aeronautical Journal

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1968

ISSN2059-6464

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.443

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.136

Total Worksi

8,082

Total Citationsi

38,666

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Aeronautical Journal is the flagship journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society. It publishes original papers, technical notes and discussions on all aspects of aeronautics and astronautics. The journal covers a wide range of topics including aerodynamics, aircraft design, aircraft operations, air transport, avionics, computational fluid dynamics, flight mechanics, history of aviation, human factors, propulsion, rotorcraft, space technology, structures and materials, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

Annual Volume~ 144 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,082

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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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?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2059-6464

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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

167

1.3k

2019

143

1.1k

2020

129

1.1k

2021

101

800

2022

127

651

2023

137

446

2024

169

218

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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Aerospace

Scopus Categories

Aerospace Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsEducational Robotics and EngineeringLegal case studies and regulationsAerospace and Aviation TechnologyAdvanced Aircraft Design and TechnologiesLegal Cases and CommentaryAir Traffic Management and Optimization

Frequently asked questions about Aeronautical Journal

Is Aeronautical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Aeronautical Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Aeronautical Journal?

Aeronautical Journal 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 1.44.

Is Aeronautical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Aeronautical Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.