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Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.6), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Korean Space Science Society.
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ISSN 2093-1409Verify ISSN ↗2093-5587Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Korean Space Science Society
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (all) | 96 / 201 | 52nd | Q2 |
| Physics and Astronomy (all) | 124 / 248 | 50th | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2010–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.6.
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences is Q2 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (all) (rank 96 of 201) and Q2 in Physics and Astronomy (all) (rank 124 of 248), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, 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 2.6, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 52nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.614, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 18.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$600 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.
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences is published by Korean Space Science Society. Its print ISSN is 2093-1409 and its online ISSN is 2093-5587.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences has an h-index of 18 and a 2-year mean of 3.62 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.6, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #33 of 186 Scopus journals in Earth and Planetary Sciences (all).
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences published 10 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 35. 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.
In its latest 97 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from South Korea (55.9%), United States (14.4%) and India (5.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none 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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