Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH -MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance
ISSN 2375-6314 · eISSN 2375-6322 · Aerospace Medical Association · UNITED STATES
Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.73; hybrid open access; 169 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance is published by Aerospace Medical Association and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spaceflight effects on biology, High Altitude and Hypoxia and Occupational Health and Performance, together about 37.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal (formerly Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine), representing the members of the Aerospace Medical Association, is published monthly for those interested in aerospace medicine and human performance. It is devoted to serving and supporting all who explore, travel, work, or live in hazardous environments ranging from beneath the sea to the outermost reaches of space. The original scientific articles in this journal provide the latest available information on investigations into such areas as changes in ambient pressure, motion sickness, increased or decreased gravitational forces, thermal stresses, vision, fatigue, circadian rhythms, psychological stress, artificial environments, predictors of success, health maintenance, human factors engineering, clinical care, and others. This journal also publishes notes on scientific news and technical items of interest to the general reader, and provides teaching material and reviews for health care professionals. To access volumes 74 through 85, please click here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH -MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spaceflight effects on biologyMedicine22.8%
- High Altitude and HypoxiaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Occupational Health and PerformanceHealth Professions7.1%
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related ComplicationsMedicine6.7%
- Space Exploration and TechnologyEngineering5.7%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology5.3%
- Sleep and Work-Related FatiguePsychology5%
- Travel-related health issuesMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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
- 0.73LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 358OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 108LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,880 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93 | 14 | 18 |
| 2025 | 169 | 23 | 123 |
| 2024 | 134 | 28 | 172 |
| 2023 | 149 | 19 | 352 |
| 2022 | 133 | 15 | 435 |
| 2021 | 128 | 12 | 483 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Aerospace Medical Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2375-6314
- Electronic ISSN
- 2375-6322
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance
What CAS zone is Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biophysics / Medicine, Research & Experimental / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.73; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 40.
Which databases index Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance open access, and what is the APC?
Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .