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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems

SPIE · United States · Est. 2014

ISSN2329-4221

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.505

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.124

Total Worksi

1,253

Total Citationsi

13,351

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.10

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Aerospace; Instruments & Instrumentation; Optics; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Control and Systems Engineering; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Instrumentation; Mechanical Engineering; Space and Planetary Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,253

Publisher OrgSPIE

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SPIE

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2329-4221

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

127

1.4k

2019

918

2020

138

2021

131

1.3k

2022

104

510

2023

127

295

2024

233

226

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 AstrophysicsQ2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsQ2

InstrumentationQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Space and Planetary ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, AerospaceInstruments & InstrumentationOptics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceControl and Systems EngineeringInstrumentationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsAstronomy and AstrophysicsMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adaptive optics and wavefront sensingStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchSuperconducting and THz Device TechnologyCCD and CMOS Imaging SensorsCalibration and Measurement TechniquesParticle Detector Development and PerformanceAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsOptical Systems and Laser TechnologyAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems

Is Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems: 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 Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems?

Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 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 1.10.

Is Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.