REACH

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 2003

ISSN2352-3093

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.108

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

855

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

REACH publishes comprehensive overviews of the science of human and robotic space exploration, life sciences research in space, and beneficial terrestrial applications derived from spaceflight. It covers the entire field of human space exploration, including mission scenarios and robotic space exploration missions.

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General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2022)

Total Publications62

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-3093

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

2013

169

2016

350

2017

2018

239

2019

2020

2021

2022

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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ4

Human Factors and ErgonomicsQ4

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

RadiationQ4

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRadiationAerospace EngineeringHuman Factors and ErgonomicsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spaceflight effects on biologySpace Exploration and TechnologySpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifePlanetary Science and ExplorationLegal case studies and regulationsLegal Cases and CommentaryAstro and Planetary ScienceSpace exploration and regulationCircadian rhythm and melatoninHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety

Frequently asked questions about REACH

Is REACH a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for REACH: it is indexed in 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 REACH?

REACH is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.108.

Is REACH indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

REACH is indexed in Scopus.