Journal profile · Astronomy & Astrophysics
Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso
ISSN 1335-1842 · eISSN 1336-0337 · Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences · SLOVAKIA · Tri-annual
Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.55; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso is published by Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research and Astro and Planetary Science, together about 41.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso (CAOSP, in databases referred to as „CoSka“) is a scientific astronomical peer-reviewed journal in the English language published a few times a year by the Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Tatranská Lomnica, the Slovak Republic. We publish regular papers, review articles, and, occasionally, also proceedings from conferences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Astronomy & Astrophysics
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 2, Austria 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesPhysics and Astronomy16.4%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchPhysics and Astronomy13.6%
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy11.5%
- Astronomical Observations and InstrumentationEngineering10.4%
- Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsPhysics and Astronomy9.7%
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Astrophysics and Star Formation StudiesPhysics and Astronomy3.6%
- Astrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsPhysics and Astronomy3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Abstracting/IndexingPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 85LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 800 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | 86 | 86 | 51 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 29 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 56 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
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)
- over 12 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- LaTeX
Article types accepted3
- conference proceedingsWe publish regular papers, review articles, and, occasionally, also proceedings from conferences.Length not stated
- regular papersWe publish regular papers, review articles, and, occasionally, also proceedings from conferences.Length not stated
- review articlesWe publish regular papers, review articles, and, occasionally, also proceedings from conferences.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open Access under Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Each CAOSP article is published by the Astronomical Institute as an Open Access article, under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: anonymous referee process Model summary
All papers are subject to an anonymous referee process.
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
- Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- SLOVAKIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 1335-1842
- Electronic ISSN
- 1336-0337
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso
What CAS zone is Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Astronomy & Astrophysics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.55; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (2) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso open access, and what is the APC?
Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnate Pleso is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .