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Astronomy and Astrophysics is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 8.6), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by EDP Sciences.
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ISSN 0004-6361Verify ISSN ↗1432-0746Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Cost to publish: Checking DOAJ for article charges…
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space and Planetary Science | 19 / 105 | 82nd | Q1 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 18 / 97 | 81st | Q1 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1990–present (also 1986–1988, 1984, 1982), best quartile Q1, CiteScore 8.6.
Astronomy and Astrophysics is Q1 in Space and Planetary Science (rank 19 of 105) and Q1 in Astronomy and Astrophysics (rank 18 of 97), by CiteScore 2025.
Astronomy and Astrophysics is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 8.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 82nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 2.052, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 378.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,865 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Astronomy and Astrophysics is published by EDP Sciences. Its print ISSN is 0004-6361 and its online ISSN is 1432-0746.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Astronomy and Astrophysics has an h-index of 402 and a 2-year mean of 5.08 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 8.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #15 of 99 Scopus journals in Space and Planetary Science.
Astronomy and Astrophysics published 4,086 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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