Journal profile
Acta Futura
ISSN 2309-1940 · European Space Agency, Advanced Concepts Team · Netherlands
Acta Futura: fully open access; no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Futura is an electronic journal covering multidisciplinary research topics of potential interest in the long term for space science. The journal contains papers covering topics in which the space sector has a demonstrated interest. Thus, the content includes a wide spectrum of scientific areas, ranging from fundamental physics to biomimetics, mission analysis, computational intelligence, neuroscience, as well as artificial intelligence or energy systems; this list is not exhaustive.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Dario IzzoPublisher website
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement:
Acta Futura is a (mainly) electronic peer reviewed international journal committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics. In order to provide our readers with a journal of highest quality we state the following principles of publication ethics and malpractice. All articles not in accordance with these standards will be removed from the publication at any time these are found, ev…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licence and Copyright:
Acta Futura applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to all works published (find here the human-readable summary or the full license). By agreeing to publish with Acta Futura you are agreeing to the terms of this licencing agreement. Under the CC BY license, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Electronic journal covering multidisciplinary research topics of potential long-term interest for space science. Model summary
Acta Futura is an electronic journal covering multidisciplinary research topics of potential interest in the long term for space science.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- European Space Agency, Advanced Concepts Team
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2309-1940
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Futura
How long does peer review take at Acta Futura?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Futura?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Futura is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Acta Futura open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Futura is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .