Acta Astronautica

Acta Astronautica is a peer-reviewed scientific journal which covers all fields of physical, engineering, life and social space sciences related to the peaceful scientific exploration of space. The journal was first published in 1955 under the name Astronautica Acta.^[1] The journal is currently published by Elsevier under the auspices of the International Academy of Astronautics.

Scope

The topics of the journal include:^[2]

Space Physical Sciences: exploration of the Solar system, planetary, interplanetary and interstellar exploration, Earth sciences, space physics, space material sciences.

Space Life Sciences: life sciences in general, space physiology and medicine, life support, astrobiology, search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), bioastronautics.

Space Technology: satellite technologies, space energy and resources, space transportation, space colonization, advanced propulsion.

Space Policies & Economics: global policy issues, international cooperation, intergovernmental relations, psychology, space law, economic issues, public space travel, space debris.

Space & Society, Culture, Education: environmental issues, technology and knowledge transfer, public relations, space awareness, applied arts, industrial design, SETI - social and cultural dimensions, history of astronautics and space science, ethics.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Applied Mechanics Reviews, BIOSIS, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology, Current Contents/SciSearch Database, EI Compendex Plus, Engineering Index, INSPEC, Murdoch Magazine, PASCAL/CNRS, Research Alert, Scopus.

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