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Q2

Universe

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

SwitzerlandPhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
Submission information ↗
Q2Ranking
2.5Impact Factor (2025)
57H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.642SJR (2025)
2015-2026Coverage

About Universe

Universe is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.642 and H-index of 57.

Coverage: 2015-2026. Research categories: Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q2).

Verified field sources

  • Journal Impact Factor: 2.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
  • Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
  • Contact email: universe@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
  • Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Iorio (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2024-04-10. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY
Peer-review processAnonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 2400 CHF
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightYes
Reported submission-to-publication time6 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2015 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

Source: DOAJ journal record. Journal metadata is distributed by DOAJ under CC0. Confirm current fees, tax, eligibility and waiver terms with the publisher.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2218-1997
ISSN-L2218-1997
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Publisher country codeCH
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex3,636
Citations recorded in OpenAlex32,874
OpenAlex H-index65
Years represented in OpenAlex2014–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories; Black Holes and Theoretical Physics; Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research; Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories; Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies; Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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