The Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets is a bi-monthly (six issues per year) peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It covers the science and technology of spaceflight, satellite and mission design, missile design, and rockets. The editor-in-chief is Olivier de Weck (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). It was established in 1964.
| Discipline | aerospace engineering, rocketry, hypersonics, spaceflight |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Olivier de Weck |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1964–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| 1.808 (2021) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Spacecr. Rockets |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0022-4650 (print) 1533-6794 (web) |
| Links | |
Abstracting and indexing edit
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology[1]
- EBSCO databases[2]
- Ei Compendex[3]
- Inspec[4]
- METADEX
- Science Citation Index[1]
- Scopus[5]
- zbMATH[6]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 1.808.[7]
History edit
The journal was published bimonthly from the beginning. Prior editors have been:
- Hanspeter Schaub (2017–2021)
- Robert D. Braun (2014–2016)
- E. Vincent Zoby (1993–2014)
- Clark H. Lewis (1990–1993)
- Frank J. Redd (1987–1989)
- R.H. Woodward Waesche (1981–1987)
- Paul F. Holloway (1978–1981)
- Donald C. Fraser (1975–1978)
- Ralph R. Ragan (1972–1975)
- Gordon L. Dugger (1964–1971) - founding editor
References edit
- ^ a b "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Content/Database Overview - Compendex Source List". Engineering Village. Elsevier. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Inspec list of journals" (PDF). Inspec. Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ "Source details: Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ "Serials Database". Zentralblatt MATH. Springer Science+Business Media. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ "Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science OR Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.