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Life Sciences in Space Research

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1948

ISSN2214-5532

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.666

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.141

Total Worksi

756

Total Citationsi

9,186

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Life Sciences in Space Research covers radiation, space and planetary science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, and biophysics. The journal considers manuscripts in the area of astrobiology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1948

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications756

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2214-5532

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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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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

995

2019

854

2020

771

2021

686

2022

486

2023

315

2024

114

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

RadiationQ1

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ2

EcologyQ2

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & AstrophysicsBiology

Scopus Categories

RadiationAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)EcologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spaceflight effects on biologyRadiation Therapy and DosimetryEffects of Radiation ExposurePlanetary Science and ExplorationSpace Exploration and TechnologyLight effects on plantsEducational Robotics and EngineeringHuman auditory perception and evaluationSpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeHigh Altitude and Hypoxia

Frequently asked questions about Life Sciences in Space Research

Is Life Sciences in Space Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Life Sciences in Space Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Life Sciences in Space Research?

Life Sciences in Space Research 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 1.47.

Is Life Sciences in Space Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Life Sciences in Space Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.