Journal profile · Engineering, Aerospace
Aerospace America
ISSN 0740-722X · American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) · UNITED STATES · Monthly
Aerospace America: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.02; subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 1 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aerospace America is published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spacecraft Design and Technology, Rocket and propulsion systems research and Space Exploration and Technology, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Aerospace
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spacecraft Design and TechnologyEngineering12%
- Rocket and propulsion systems researchEngineering10.9%
- Space Exploration and TechnologyEngineering10.4%
- Space exploration and regulationPhysics and Astronomy8%
- Planetary Science and ExplorationPhysics and Astronomy6.1%
- Spacecraft and Cryogenic TechnologiesEngineering5.3%
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- Space Satellite Systems and ControlEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Aerospace | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.02LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0740-722X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aerospace America
What CAS zone is Aerospace America in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aerospace America is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Aerospace. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Aerospace America?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.02; CiteScore 0.1, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at Aerospace America?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Aerospace America?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aerospace America is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Aerospace America open access, and what is the APC?
Aerospace America is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .