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Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation

World Scientific · Singapore · Est. 2012

ISSN2251-1725

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2015-02-23). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is not open access. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.487

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.001

Total Worksi

300

Total Citationsi

3,615

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Instrumentation; Astronomy and Astrophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications300

Publisher OrgWorld Scientific

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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?

World Scientific

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2251-1725

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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

131

2019

134

2020

129

2021

167

2022

2023

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.

InstrumentationQ2

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

InstrumentationAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radio Astronomy Observations and TechnologyStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAdaptive optics and wavefront sensingAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchSuperconducting and THz Device TechnologyAntenna Design and OptimizationAstronomical Observations and InstrumentationAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesCCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation

Is Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation a predatory journal?

Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is not open access" (2015-02-23). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation?

Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation 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 0.85.

Is Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation?