Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Space and Planetary Science
JBIS-JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY
ISSN 0007-084X · British Interplanetary Society · Monthly
JBIS-JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY: subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JBIS-JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY is published by British Interplanetary Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spacecraft Design and Technology, Space exploration and regulation and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, together about 40.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics and Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the British Interplanetary Society (JBIS) is a technical scientific journal, first published in 1934. JBIS is concerned with space science and space technology. The journal is edited and published monthly in the United Kingdom by the British Interplanetary Society. Although the journal maintains high standards of rigorous peer review, the same with other journals in astronautics, it stands out as a journal willing to allow measured speculation on topics deemed to be at the frontiers of our knowledge in science. The boldness of journal in this respect, marks it out as containing often speculative but visionary papers on the subject of astronautics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Space and Planetary Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spacecraft Design and TechnologyEngineering17.6%
- Space exploration and regulationPhysics and Astronomy12.2%
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifePhysics and Astronomy10.3%
- Spacecraft Dynamics and ControlEngineering8%
- Planetary Science and ExplorationPhysics and Astronomy7.3%
- Rocket and propulsion systems researchEngineering7.2%
- Space Satellite Systems and ControlEngineering4.9%
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy4.3%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | Q4 | 145/169 | — |
| Space and Planetary Science | Q4 | 91/105 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,358 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 8 | 32 |
| 2025 | 47 | 6 | 124 |
| 2024 | 34 | 5 | 142 |
| 2023 | 42 | 5 | 156 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 260 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 230 |
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 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
- British Interplanetary Society
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0007-084X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JBIS-JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY
Which databases index JBIS-JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JBIS-JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY is indexed in Scopus.
Is JBIS-JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY open access, and what is the APC?
JBIS-JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .