Journal profile
Journal of AviationAerospace Education Research
ISSN 1065-1136 · eISSN 2329-258X · Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · United States
Journal of AviationAerospace Education Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of AviationAerospace Education Research is published by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Air Traffic Management and Optimization and Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends, together about 34.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Aviation / Aerospace Education & Research (JAAER) publishes innovative scholarship on the integration, discovery, and application of scientific knowledge within the field of aviation and aerospace. The editors invite submissions from researchers in academia, industry, government, and the military covering all dimensions of aviation / aerospace. More specifically, we encourage submission of robust original research; industrial application and design integration; education and workforce development; and reviews of important issues in aviation / aerospace theory and practice. The journal is inter- and cross-disciplinary in nature, covering a wide range of areas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology14.8%
- Air Traffic Management and OptimizationEngineering10.4%
- Aviation Industry Analysis and TrendsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.6%
- Aerospace and Aviation TechnologyEngineering7.5%
- Aviation History and InnovationsArts and Humanities5.2%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions5.1%
- Simulation and Modeling ApplicationsEngineering4.1%
- Human Resource Development and Performance EvaluationPsychology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.71OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 744 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 85 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 146 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 129 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 167 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 164 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 121 |
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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- original researchrobust original researchLength not stated
- reviewsreviews of important issues in aviation / aerospace theory and practiceLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use GENERATIVE AI STATEMENT
Generative AI policy: permitted for readability/grammar/figures; prohibited for drafting, data generation, authorship; disclosure required in Acknowledgments. Model summary
Purpose and Scope This policy establishes guidelines for the ethical and transparent use of artificial intelligence (AI), including generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini), in the preparation, review, and editorial management of manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research (JAAER). This policy governs AI use in creating text, figures, illustrations, r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure Required:
Authors must disclose any use of AI tools during manuscript preparation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE-based ethics and malpractice policy. Model summary
The JAAER follows the guidelines of the ERAU Journal Ethics and Malpractice policy based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Access, Archiving, Copyright, & Licensing
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
The JAAER is published on a free, open-access platform supported by the College of Aviation (Daytona Beach) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. There are no fees for article submission and publication, and no charge for reader access. Elsevier Digital Commons serves as both the publishing platform and archival repository, with journal editions archived as soon as they are published. Journal c…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access, no fees for submission/publication/reader access. Model summary
The JAAER is published on a free, open-access platform supported by the College of Aviation (Daytona Beach) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. There are no fees for article submission and publication, and no charge for reader access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review process. Model summary
The journal follows a double-blind (double anonymous) review process in which the reviewers’ identities are withheld.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening on all submissions. Model summary
As a part of preliminary screening, the journal uses a plagiarism checker on all submissions and may request explanations and original data from the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Original work only; not previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submitted articles must not have been previously published or under current consideration for publication elsewhere.
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
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1065-1136
- Electronic ISSN
- 2329-258X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of AviationAerospace Education Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of AviationAerospace Education Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 AviationAerospace Education Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of AviationAerospace Education Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of AviationAerospace Education Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of AviationAerospace Education Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .