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Journals in Instrumentation

6 established journals that publish mainly in Instrumentation, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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6 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Instrumentation. 2 of them are fully open access. Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 1 187 USD. Highest recent citation rates: Experimental Astronomy, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems.

6 journals

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Experimental AstronomySpringer Science+Business Media27 %703.8361Subscription; open access option 2 590 USD
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and SystemsSPIE32 %1471.3643Subscription
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the PacificInstitute of Physics20 %1282.83235Subscription; open access option 3 325 USD
Journal of Astronomical InstrumentationWorld Scientific25 %181.0434Subscription
Open AstronomyDe Gruyter21 %260.60231 187 USD
Open European Journal on Variable starsPublisher unknown28 %120.286Open access, fee unknown

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Instrumentation. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.