Fastest Review Journals in Engineering, Aerospace

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Quick answerAmong 19 journals in Engineering, Aerospace that publish their review dates, Cosmic Research has the shortest review time: a median of 58 days from submission to acceptance.
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#JournalMedian daysSpread of review timesImpact factor*Indexed inAccess
1Cosmic Research58 32–970.61SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
2Aviation86 54–1162.67ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
3Microgravity Science and Technology97 69–1281.77SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
4International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking124 80–1811.65SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
5Astrodynamics125 94–1587.38ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
6AIAA Journal130 85–1883.08SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
7International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences142 100–2222.14SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
8CEAS Space Journal161 108–2331.88ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
9Satellite Navigation168 120–20412.4SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$1,670
10Journal of Aerospace Engineering170 130–2762.21SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
11Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets180 134–2452.52SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
12Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics190 148–2653.18SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
13Journal of Aircraft196 140–2631.72SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
14International Journal of Aerospace Engineering207 140–2821.74SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,570
15Journal of Propulsion and Power212 155–3003.07SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
16Space Science & Technology213 137–3243.17ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
17The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences227 154–2871.93SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
18Journal of Aerospace Computing Information and Communication233 162–328–ScopusHybrid / subscription
19Journal of Aerospace Information Systems233 162–3281.76SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription

The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value.

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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 29 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

Which Engineering, Aerospace journals have the fastest review?

By median days from submission to acceptance: Cosmic Research (58 days); Aviation (86 days); Microgravity Science and Technology (97 days). Source: dates deposited by the publishers in Crossref, updated 29 October 2026.

Is a fast review journal in Engineering, Aerospace a good choice?

Review time is one factor. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and impact factor too, and confirm it is not predatory: a very short review with no real reviewer comments is a warning sign. Journal pages on ScholarsColab show all of these together.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 29 October 2026.

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