Top 10 Space and Planetary Science Journals In The World 2026

1. Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy

Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy, a quarterly journal in English, is published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Astronomical Society of India and in association with Springer. It publishes papers on all aspects of Astrophysics and Astronomy, including Instrumentation, laboratory astrophysics, and cosmology. Critical reviews of topical fields are also published. more...

2. Yuhang Xuebao Journal of Astronautics

Journal of Astronautics (ISSN 1000-1328) was founded in 1980. It is a comprehensive academic journal managed by the China Association for Science and Technology and sponsored by the Chinese Astronautical Society. The current editor-in-chief is Professor Du Shanyi, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The purpose of the journal is to promptly reflect the latest scientific and technological achievements made by China's aerospace community in theory, technology and forward-looking research, promote academic exchanges at home and abroad, and more...

3. Acta Astronomica

Acta Astronomica is published by Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy, based in Brazil, publishing since 2013. It covers research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics and Astronomy. Topics covered include law, society, sociology of law, legal theory. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a anonymous peer review process. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

4. Advances in Astronautics

Advances in Astronautics is published by Springer Nature, publishing since 2025. It covers research in Engineering, Earth and Planetary Sciences. The journal is indexed in Scopus. more...

5. Advances in Astronomy

Advances in Astronomy is published by John Wiley & Sons, based in United Kingdom, publishing since 2008. It covers research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics and Astronomy. Topics covered include astronomy, astrophysics. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a anonymous peer review process. Article processing charge: 1240 USD; 840 GBP; 1080 EUR. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

6. Advances in Geosciences

Advances in Geosciences is published by Copernicus Publications, based in Germany, publishing since 2003. It covers research in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Topics covered include earth sciences, planetary sciences, solar system sciences. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a open peer review process. Article processing charge: 900 EUR. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

7. Advances in Space Research

Advances in Space Research is published by Elsevier, publishing since 1981. It covers research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, Physics and Astronomy. The journal is indexed in Scopus. more...

8. Annales Geophysicae

Annales Geophysicae is published by Copernicus Publications, based in Germany, publishing since 1996. It covers research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics and Astronomy. Topics covered include heliosphere, magnetosphere, space plasma physics, ionosphere, atmosphere, climate. The journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ; it uses a open peer review process. Article processing charge: 1350 EUR. For full aims and scope, see the journal's official page. more...

9. Artificial Satellites

Artificial Satellites is published by Paradigm Publishing Services, publishing since 2009. It covers research in Earth and Planetary Sciences. The journal is indexed in Scopus. more...

10. Astrobiology

Astrobiology is published by SAGE, publishing since 2001. It covers research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences. The journal is indexed in Scopus. more...