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Overview

The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences is dedicated to the science and technology of astronautics.

  • Presents significant results, insights and surveys in all areas of astrodynamics, celestial mechanics, navigation & guidance, and space-related sciences.
  • Covers topics such as attitude dynamics, orbit determination, trajectory optimization, and space mission analysis.
  • The official journal of the American Astronautical Society.
Editor-In-Chief
  • Maruthi Akella PhD
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Journal Impact Factor
1.9 (2025)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
1.9 (2025)
Submission to first decision (median)
14 days
Downloads
126.6k (2025)

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Collection

Daniele Mortari Astronautics Symposium

The Daniele Mortari Astronautics Symposium special topic collection for The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences explores the recent advances in...

Status
Open for submissions
Submission deadline
31 December 2026
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This journal has 145 open access articles

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Electronic ISSN
2195-0571
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  5. CNPIEC
  6. Dimensions
  7. EBSCO
  8. EI Compendex
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  10. INSPEC
  11. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  12. Naver
  13. Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
  14. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  15. Ovid Discovery
  16. Portico
  17. ProQuest
  18. SCImago
  19. SCOPUS
  20. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  21. TD Net Discovery Service
  22. Wanfang
  23. eLibrary.ru
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