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Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets Template

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About the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets format

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets is a peer-reviewed journal published by AIAA, covering Spacecraft Design and Technology, Rocket and propulsion systems research, Space Satellite Systems and Control. Over its lifetime it has published 10,716 papers, which have received 150,560 citations.

PublisherAIAA
Reference styleNumbered (AIAA)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] Smith, A., Jones, B., and Lee, C., "A Representative Article Title," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2023, pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSpacecraft Design and Technology Rocket and propulsion systems research Space Satellite Systems and Control Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
ISSN0022-4650
Citation impact (2-yr)2.1
h-index116
i10-index3,898
Top institutions publishing hereLangley Research Center
Journal websitearc.aiaa.org
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Papers published in Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets per year

200
2014
135
2015
155
2016
145
2017
171
2018
129
2019
144
2020
195
2021
163
2022
170
2023
176
2024
160
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets by publication year

4.9K
2014
2.7K
2015
2.7K
2016
2.5K
2017
2.8K
2018
2.1K
2019
2.1K
2020
3.4K
2021
1.3K
2022
1K
2023
593
2024
207
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

The Effect of Viscosity in Hypervelocity Impact Cratering

Robert MacCormack · 1 Sep 2003

Covers advancements in spacecraft and tactical and strategic missile systems, including subsystem design and application, mission design and analysis, materials and structures, developments in space sciences, space processing and manufacturing, space operations, and applications of space technologies to other fields.

1,115 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Mars Exploration Entry, Descent, and Landing Challenges

Robert D. Braun, Robert M. Manning · 1 Mar 2007

The United States has successfully landed five robotic systems on the surface of Mars. These systems all had landed masses below 0.6 metric tons, had landed footprints on the order of hundreds of kilometers, and landed at sites below 1:4 kilometers elevation due the need to perform entry, descent, and landing operations in an environment…

Turbulent Boundary Layer in Compressible Fluids

E. R. Van Driest · 1 Nov 2003

Covers advancements in spacecraft and tactical and strategic missile systems, including subsystem design and application, mission design and analysis, materials and structures, developments in space sciences, space processing and manufacturing, space operations, and applications of space technologies to other fields.

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets format?
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What reference style does Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets use?
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets uses Numbered (AIAA) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] Smith, A., Jones, B., and Lee, C., "A Representative Article Title," Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2023, pp. 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the new-aiaa LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a AIAA-ready Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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What is Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets?
AIAA journal. It is a engineering and computer science journal, published by AIAA.
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