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RAS Techniques and Instruments

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2022

ISSN2752-8200eISSN2752-8200

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.856

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

228

Total Citationsi

743

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Engineering (miscellaneous); Artificial Intelligence; Astronomy and Astrophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications228

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2752-8200 / 2752-8200

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2022

476

2023

264

2024

115

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Engineering (miscellaneous)Artificial IntelligenceAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchRadio Astronomy Observations and TechnologyGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaAstro and Planetary ScienceGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeAdaptive optics and wavefront sensingAstronomical Observations and InstrumentationSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Frequently asked questions about RAS Techniques and Instruments

Is RAS Techniques and Instruments a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for RAS Techniques and Instruments: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 RAS Techniques and Instruments?

RAS Techniques and Instruments 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 1.67.

Is RAS Techniques and Instruments indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

RAS Techniques and Instruments is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of RAS Techniques and Instruments?