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1996
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Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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ISSN 0035-8738Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
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Quick answers
Is Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1996).
What is the impact factor of Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society?
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society and what is its ISSN?
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. Its ISSN is 0035-8738.
Is Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society for 1 year, in 1996. Coverage ended in 1996, 30 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 812 works and 2,249 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2002, 6 years after Scopus coverage ended in 1996. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society has an h-index of 22 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
22
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
56
i10-index
812
works indexed
2,249
total citations
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society published 34 papers in 1996; its busiest recent year was 1987 with 43. 2026* is the year so far.
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h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1996. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1996
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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.
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