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Journal of Electric Propulsion

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2731-4596eISSN2731-4596

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.622

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

188

Total Citationsi

758

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Electric Propulsion is a peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on the latest advancements in electric propulsion technology. Concentrates on current and emerging electric propulsion systems. Covers studies with wide applications to spacecraft, satellites, and probes. Provides a broad forum for researchers and scientists from both academia and industry.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications188

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-4596 / 2731-4596

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

2021

374

2022

234

2023

163

2024

172

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.

Aerospace EngineeringQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, AerospacePhysics, Fluids & Plasmas

Scopus Categories

Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plasma Diagnostics and ApplicationsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid DynamicsPlasma Applications and DiagnosticsParticle accelerators and beam dynamicsMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsVacuum and Plasma ArcsMagnetic confinement fusion researchAstro and Planetary ScienceRadiation Effects in Electronics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Electric Propulsion

Is Journal of Electric Propulsion a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Electric Propulsion: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Electric Propulsion?

Journal of Electric Propulsion 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 1.72.

Is Journal of Electric Propulsion indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Electric Propulsion is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.