Galaxies

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1972

ISSN2075-4434eISSN2075-4434

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.31

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.141

Total Worksi

1,252

Total Citationsi

12,627

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Astronomy and Astrophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

Annual Volume~ 118 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,252

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2075-4434 / 2075-4434

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library

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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

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

1.6k

2019

1.2k

2020

142

1.4k

2021

122

2022

114

1.4k

2023

104

559

2024

135

263

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Astrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchRadio Astronomy Observations and TechnologyPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchCosmology and Gravitation Theories

Frequently asked questions about Galaxies

Is Galaxies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Galaxies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Galaxies?

Galaxies 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 2.29.

Is Galaxies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Galaxies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Galaxies?