''Advances in Space Research'' is a
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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that is published 24 times per year by
Elsevier
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. It was established in 1981 and is the official journal of the
Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). The
editor-in-chief
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is Pascal Willis.
Topics of interest for this journal are all interactions observed in space research, including space studies of the
Earth
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's surface,
meteorology
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, and
climate
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. Acceptable articles in the context of space research are from the perspective of
astrophysics,
materials science
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The intellectual origins of materials sci ...
, the
life sciences, and fundamental
physics
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. Also included in this context is the study of planetary meteorologies, and planetary climates. Other research encompasses Earth-based
astronomy
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observations, the study of
space debris
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, and space weather.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in the following databases:
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Chemical Abstracts
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Current Contents
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History
''Current Contents ...
/Physics
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Geographical Abstracts
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Geological Abstracts
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Inspec
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Inspec cov ...
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Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings
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Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
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Science Citation Index
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Scopus
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According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', ''Advance in Space Research'' has a 2020
impact factor
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The Impact Factor of a journa ...
of 2.152.
References
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Space science journals
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Semi-monthly journals
Academic journals established in 1981
Academic journals associated with international learned and professional societies
Aerospace engineering journals
Astronomy journals
Earth and atmospheric sciences journals
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