Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Academic journal

Journal of Spacecraft and RocketsDiscipline| aerospace engineering, rocketry, hypersonics, spaceflight

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Language| English
Edited by| Olivier de Weck
Publication details
History| 1964–present
Publisher|

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Frequency| Bi-monthly

Impact factor

| 1.808 (2021)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) * Bluebook (alt1 * alt2)
NLM (alt) * MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4| J. Spacecr. Rockets
Indexing
CODEN (alt * alt2) * JSTOR (alt) * LCCN (alt)
MIAR * NLM (alt) * Scopus
ISSN| 0022-4650 (print)
1533-6794 (web)

Links

* Journal homepage

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.

## 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]

1. ^ a b "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
2. ^ "Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets". MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. University of Barcelona. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
3. ^ "Content/Database Overview - Compendex Source List". Engineering Village. Elsevier. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
4. ^ "Inspec list of journals" (PDF). Inspec. Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
5. ^ "Source details: Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
6. ^ "Serials Database". Zentralblatt MATH. Springer Science+Business Media. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
7. ^ "Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science OR Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

People|

* G. Edward Pendray
* David Lasser
* Laurence Manning

Publications|

* AIAA Journal
* Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
* Aeronautical Engineering Review

Conferences and activities|

* Design/Build/Fly
* International Conference on Environmental Systems
* International Electric Propulsion Conference

Related organizations|

* SpaceOps
* International Astronautical Federation
* National Aeronautic Association

Parent organizations|

* American Rocket Society

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