Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Published by Frontiers Media S.A.
eISSN : 2296-987X
Abbreviation : Front. Astron. Space Sci.
Aims & Scope
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research across a range of specialties including cosmology and extragalactic astronomy in all wavelengths.
Field Chief Editor Julio Navarro at the University of Victoria is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international experts.
This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, engineers and the public worldwide.
To accomplish its goals it embraces a combination of gold open access and an interactive review process focused exclusively on research and manuscript quality and designed to bring out the best of both.
To enable the highest quality reviewing, submissions to Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences are made to appropriate specialty sections, each of which have their own expert editorial board.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.6 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8781 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2527 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.654 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Q2 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 39 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.
Licensing & Copyright
This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.
Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.
Policy Links
This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.
- Aims scope
- Homepage
- Oa statement
- Author instructions
- License terms
- Review url
- Board url
- Copyright url
- Plagiarism url
- Preservation url
- Apc url
- License
Plagiarism Policy
This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.
For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.
APC Details
The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Physics and Astronomy, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.
This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,950.00 CHF. Learn more.
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