Journal profile · ENGINEERING, AEROSPACE
Journal of Aerospace Information Systems
ISSN 1940-3151 · eISSN 2327-3097 · American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics · UNITED STATES
Journal of Aerospace Information Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.89; subscription journal; median 219 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 79 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Aerospace Information Systems is published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 88% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal is devoted to the dissemination of original archival research papers describing new theoretical developments, novel applications, and case studies regarding advances in aerospace computing, information, and networks and communication systems that address aerospace-specific issues. Topics include aerospace systems and software engineering, verification and validation of embedded systems, uncertainty quantification, the field known as "big data", data analytics, machine learning, knowledge management for aerospace systems, human-automation interaction, and systems health management for aerospace systems. Applications of autonomous systems, systems engineering principles, and safety and mission assurance are of particular interest. The Journal also features Technical Notes regarding recent innovations or applications. Papers are also sought that rigorously review the results of recent research developments. In addition to original research papers and reviews, the journal publishes articles that review books, conferences, social media, and new educational modes applicable to the scope of the Journal. Issues related to signal processing, electromagnetics, antenna theory, and the basic networking hardware transmission technologies of a network are not within the scope of this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, AEROSPACE
Editor-in-chief Ella M. AtkinsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences29.3%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences29.3%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering29.3%
- Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Science1.7%
- Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering1%
- Air Traffic Management and OptimizationEngineering0.9%
- Guidance and Control SystemsEngineering0.7%
- Aerospace and Aviation TechnologyEngineering0.6%
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
- 1.89LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 79LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,244 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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
219 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 165 days – 313 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 44 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 268 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (192 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)
- 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
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1940-3151
- Electronic ISSN
- 2327-3097
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Aerospace Information Systems
What CAS zone is Journal of Aerospace Information Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Aerospace Information Systems 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 Journal of Aerospace Information Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.89; CiteScore 4, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Aerospace Information Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 219 days (interquartile range 165–313 days); 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.
Which databases index Journal of Aerospace Information Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Aerospace Information Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Aerospace Information Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Aerospace Information Systems 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, 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: .