Advances in Space Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published 24 times per year by Elsevier. It was established in 1981 and is the official journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). The editor-in-chief is Pascal Willis.
Topics of interest for this journal are all interactions observed in space research, including space studies of the Earth's surface, meteorology, and climate. Acceptable articles in the context of space research are from the perspective of astrophysics, materials science, the life sciences, and fundamental physics. Also included in this context is the study of planetary meteorologies, and planetary climates. Other research encompasses Earth-based astronomy observations, the study of space debris, and space weather.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in the following databases:
- Chemical Abstracts
- Current Contents/Physics
- Current Contents/Chemistry & Earth Science
- Geographical Abstracts
- Geological Abstracts
- Inspec
- Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings
- Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
- Science Citation Index
- Scopus
According to the Journal Citation Reports, Advance in Space Research has a 2020 impact factor of 2.152.
References
External links
- Official website
