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npj Microgravity

Nature Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN2373-8065eISSN2373-8065
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
75
/ 100
High Trust
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total75
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
1.045
H-Index
56
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.518
Total Works
630
Total Citations
13,160
2yr Mean Citedness
3.84
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Aims & Scope

npj Microgravity considers all aspects of research that enables spaceflight and space exploration and the challenges of operating in space environments, including planetary surfaces. The journal covers a broad range of topics including but not limited to: Space medicine and health maintenance Biomedical responses and adaptations to space environments Human factors and psychological aspects of long-duration space missions Plant biology and growth in reduced gravity Microbial behaviour in space Fluid dynamics physics Complex fluids Fundamental physics Materials science and manufacturing In-space manufacturing In-situ resource utilization Engineering technology Space biotechnology and applications Space agriculture and food production Effects of radiation and radiation shielding in space environments Space technology and hardware development Combustion science Space biology and astrobiology Space environmental monitoring and contamination control Sustainable space exploration, environmental impact, and responsible resource management Collaborative efforts and international spaceflight and exploration partnerships The journal offers more choice to Nature Portfolio authors who are seeking a fully open-access and more inclusive platform for publishing their work. The journal is led by spaceflight experts who collaborate to cultivate high-quality research. As part of the npj Series , this journal focuses on fostering global partnerships with the research community and other Springer Nature journals.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
9
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1999
FrequencyWeekly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications630
Publisher OrgNature Portfolio
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~9 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Nature Publishing Group
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2373-8065 / 2373-8065
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PMC, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1
Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Materials Science (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref