Aerospace

Aerospace is a peer-reviewed, open access journal of aeronautics and astronautics published monthly online by MDPI. The European Aerospace Science Network (EASN), and the ECATS International Association are affiliated with Aerospace and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), Inspec, Ei Compendex, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Engineering, Aerospace) / CiteScore - Q2 (Aerospace Engineering)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 21.3 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2024).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
  • Companion journal: Astronomy.
Impact Factor: 2.1 (2023); 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.4 (2023)
Add your e-mail address to receive forthcoming issues of this journal:
Topic in Aerospace, Automation, Drones, Remote Sensing, Sensors
Target Tracking, Guidance, and Navigation for Autonomous Systems, 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Won-Sang Ra, Shaoming He, Ivan Masmitja
Deadline: 20 August 2025
Topic in Aerospace, Drones, Inventions, Materials, Sensors, Polymers, Applied Sciences, Energies
Innovation and Inventions in Aerospace and UAV Applications Topic Editors: Andrzej Łukaszewicz, Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan, Quang Ha, Wojciech Giernacki, Leszek Ambroziak, Wojciech Tarasiuk, Andriy Holovatyy
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Topic in Energies, Aerospace, Applied Sciences, Remote Sensing, Sensors
GNSS Measurement Technique in Aerial Navigation Topic Editors: Kamil Krasuski, Damian Wierzbicki
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Topic in Aerospace, Drones, Electronics, Remote Sensing, Sensors, Signals
Civil and Public Domain Applications of Unmanned Aviation 2025 Topic Editors: Kimon P. Valavanis, Nikolaos Vitzilaios
Deadline: 31 March 2026
Special Issue in Aerospace
Advanced Composite Materials in Aerospace Guest Editors: Liu Liu, George Kardomateas, Jinrui Ye
Deadline: 10 May 2025
Special Issue in Aerospace
Formation Flight of Fixed-Wing Aircraft Guest Editor: Carlo E. D. Riboldi
Deadline: 30 May 2025
Special Issue in Aerospace
Advances in UAVs: Design Methods, Performance Enhancement Techniques and Technologies Guest Editor: Pericles Panagiotou
Deadline: 30 May 2025
Special Issue in Aerospace
Space Mechanisms and Robots Guest Editors: Yan Xu, George Z. H. Zhu, M. Reza Emami
Deadline: 30 May 2025
Topical Collection in Aerospace
Unmanned Aerial Systems Collection Editors: David Anderson, Javaan Chahl, Michael Wing
Topical Collection in Aerospace
Air Transportation—Operations and Management Collection Editors: Michael Schultz, Judith Rosenow
Topical Collection in Aerospace
Avionic Systems Collection Editors: Carlos Insaurralde, Francesco Dell’Olio
Back to TopTop