Overview
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences is dedicated to the science and technology of astronautics.
- Presents significant results, insights and surveys in all areas of astrodynamics, celestial mechanics, navigation & guidance, and space-related sciences.
- Covers topics such as attitude dynamics, orbit determination, trajectory optimization, and space mission analysis.
- The official journal of the American Astronautical Society.
- 2025: New submission system (SNAPP) for The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences!
- Editor-In-Chief
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- Maruthi Akella PhD
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Journal metrics
- Journal Impact Factor
- 1.5 (2024)
- 5-year Journal Impact Factor
- 1.8 (2024)
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 26 days
- Downloads
- 91.6k (2024)
Latest articles
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Autonomous Observability-Constrained Lyapunov Control for Horizon-Based Small Body Navigation
- Aditya Arjun Anibha
- Kenshiro Oguri
Original Article 07 October 2025 Article: 56 -
Crater Projection in Linear Pushbroom Camera Images
- Michela Mancini
- Ava Thrasher
- John A. Christian
Original Article Open access 07 October 2025 Article: 55 -
Classification and Feasibility Assessment of Infinitely Many Iso-Impulse Three-Dimensional Trajectories
- Keziban Saloglu
- Ehsan Taheri
Research Open access 26 September 2025 Article: 54 -
Selecting Spherical Harmonic Gravity Model Truncation Degree with Regards to Model Uncertainty
- James McElreath
- Manoranjan Majji
Research Open access 25 September 2025 Article: 53
This journal has
86 open access articles
Journal updates
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2025 Kathleen C. Howell Outstanding Paper Award
Congratulations to Drs. Lujan and Scheeres for this outstanding recognition!
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New submission system for The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences
This journal has moved to our new editorial submission system (SNAPP). Do not submit new articles via the former Editorial Manager site. Only manuscripts already submitted (revisions) are being handled in Editorial Manager.
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Journal information
- Electronic ISSN
- 2195-0571
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