Journal of Aircraft

Aims & Scope

This Journal is devoted to the advancement of the applied science and technology of airborne flight through the dissemination of original archival papers describing significant advances in aircraft, the operation of aircraft, and applications of aircraft technology to other fields.

The Journal publishes qualified papers on aircraft systems, air transportation, air traffic management, and multidisciplinary design optimization of aircraft, flight mechanics, flight and ground testing, applied computational fluid dynamics, flight safety, weather and noise hazards, human factors, airport design, airline operations, application of computers to aircraft including artificial intelligence/expert systems, production methods, engineering economic analyses, affordability, reliability, maintainability, and logistics support, integration of propulsion and control systems into aircraft design and operations, aircraft aerodynamics (including unsteady aerodynamics), structural design/dynamics , aeroelasticity, and aeroacoustics.

It publishes papers on general aviation, military and civilian aircraft, UAV, STOL and V/STOL, subsonic, supersonic, transonic, and hypersonic aircraft.

Papers are sought which comprehensively survey results of recent technical work with emphasis on aircraft technology application.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.730

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	113

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7678

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1032

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Wing Design by Numerical Optimization

  Citation: 847

  Authors: Raymond M., Preston A.

• Progress in analysis and prediction of dynamic stall

  Citation: 597

  Authors: Lawrence W.

• Erosion Prediction in Turbomachinery Resulting from Environmental Solid Particles

  Citation: 581

  Authors: G., W.

• Universal Parametric Geometry Representation Method

  Citation: 575

  Authors: Brenda M.

• Interpolation using surface splines.

  Citation: 540

  Authors: ROBERT L., ROBERT N.

• Design of the Blended Wing Body Subsonic Transport

  Citation: 540

  Authors: R. H.

• Delay of airfoil stall by periodic excitation

  Citation: 509

  Authors: A., A., I.

• Challenges Facing Future Micro-Air-Vehicle Development

  Citation: 454

  Authors: Darryll J., Felipe

• Design of Subsonic Airfoils for High Lift

  Citation: 439

  Authors: Robert H.

• Efficient Optimization Design Method Using Kriging Model

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Shinkyu, Mitsuhiro, Kazuomi

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