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Journal of High Energy Astrophysics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2014

ISSN2214-4048eISSN2214-4056

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.859

H-Indexi

SNIPi

2.84

Total Worksi

607

Total Citationsi

5,611

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of High Energy Astrophysics focuses on the study of energetic phenomena across the electromagnetic spectrum and using messengers such as gravitational waves or neutrinos. It covers research in Astrophysics, Astronomy, Luminosity, Galaxy, Gamma-ray burst, and the effects of high-energy phenomena on cosmology and star-formation.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 115 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications607

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2214-4048 / 2214-4056

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

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

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

181

2019

592

2020

141

2021

761

2022

438

2023

130

1.3k

2024

182

712

2025

163

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

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsQ1

Space and Planetary ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of High Energy Astrophysics

Is Journal of High Energy Astrophysics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of High Energy Astrophysics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of High Energy Astrophysics?

Journal of High Energy Astrophysics 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 4.06.

Is Journal of High Energy Astrophysics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of High Energy Astrophysics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.