Acta Astronautica
Last updated ISSN 0094-5765
Acta Astronautica is published by Elsevier BV in physics and astronomy. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,350.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Acta Astronautica concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Space Satellite Systems and Control
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Rocket and propulsion systems research
- Space exploration and regulation
- Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
- Space Exploration and Technology
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0094-5765, 1879-2030 |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,350 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 15,275 |
| Publishing since | 1970 |
| Journal website | www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-astronautica |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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