Journal profile · Engineering-Aerospace Engineering
Kongjian kexue xuebao
ISSN 0254-6124 · Science Press · China
Kongjian kexue xuebao: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 143 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kongjian kexue xuebao is published by Science Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and Spacecraft Design and Technology, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics and Aerospace Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Aerospace Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy23.6%
- Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsPhysics and Astronomy14.5%
- Spacecraft Design and TechnologyEngineering6.2%
- Lightning and Electromagnetic PhenomenaPhysics and Astronomy4.9%
- Space Satellite Systems and ControlEngineering4.6%
- Spacecraft Dynamics and ControlEngineering4%
- GNSS positioning and interferenceEngineering3.8%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesPhysics and Astronomy3.7%
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
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | Q4 | 132/169 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,913 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 127 | 496 |
| 2025 | 143 | 143 | 636 |
| 2024 | 113 | 113 | 535 |
| 2023 | 140 | 140 | 471 |
| 2022 | 125 | 111 | 409 |
| 2021 | 125 | 102 | 326 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CNY 3,000 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | CNY 3,000 | No | — |
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
- Science Press
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English, Chinese
- ISSN
- 0254-6124
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kongjian kexue xuebao
How long does peer review take at Kongjian kexue xuebao?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Kongjian kexue xuebao?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kongjian kexue xuebao is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Kongjian kexue xuebao open access, and what is the APC?
Kongjian kexue xuebao is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .