Journal profile · Astronomy & Astrophysics
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
ISSN 0067-0049 · eISSN 1538-4365 · IOP Publishing Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1954
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES: CAS Zone 2 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.56; fully open access; APC about USD 3,162; median 91 days to acceptance (118 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 407 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES is published by IOP Publishing Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, together about 40.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement publishes significant articles containing extensive data or calculations. ApJS also supports Special Issues, collections of thematically related papers published simultaneously in a single volume.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Astronomy & Astrophysics
Editor-in-chief Ethan VishniacPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesPhysics and Astronomy16.2%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchPhysics and Astronomy14.2%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy10.6%
- Astrophysics and Star Formation StudiesPhysics and Astronomy9.8%
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovaePhysics and Astronomy6.2%
- Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsPhysics and Astronomy5%
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy4.9%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 7.56LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 217LetPub ·
- h-index
- 381OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,253OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 401LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,532 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 361 | 361 | 380 |
| 2025 | 407 | 407 | 2,165 |
| 2024 | 289 | 289 | 3,593 |
| 2023 | 336 | 336 | 8,099 |
| 2022 | 315 | 315 | 10,239 |
| 2021 | 286 | 282 | 12,449 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
91 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 149 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 44 days (118 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 142 days
- Sample
- 118 articles with submission and acceptance dates (831 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Single anonymous peer review, Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 2,356 / EUR 2,727 / USD 3,162 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 4,499 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access AAS Journals Fully Open Access in 2022
In keeping with our mission, the entire AAS journals portfolio was made freely accessible as of 1 January 2022. Read more.
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
- IOP Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1954
- ISSN
- 0067-0049
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-4365
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES
What CAS zone is ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Astronomy & Astrophysics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.56; CiteScore 13.7, h-index 381.
How long does peer review take at ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES?
Based on the dates recorded on 118 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 91 days (interquartile range 63–149 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES open access, and what is the APC?
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,162.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .