Space Policy
Last updated ISSN 0265-9646
Space Policy is published by Elsevier BV in physics and astronomy. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,400.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Space Policy concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Space exploration and regulation
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Space Exploration and Technology
- Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Space Satellite Systems and Control
- Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Nuclear Issues and Defense
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0265-9646, 1879-338X |
| Subject area | Physics and Astronomy |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,400 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 2,559 |
| Publishing since | 1985 |
| Journal website | www.journals.elsevier.com/space-policy |
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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