Universe (journal)

{{Infobox journal | title = Universe | cover = | abbreviation = Universe | discipline = [[Physics]] | editor = Lorenzo Iorio | publisher = [[MDPI]] | country = Switzerland | frequency = Monthly | history = 2015–present | openaccess = Yes | impact = 2.6 | impact-year = 2024 | website = http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe | eISSN = 2218-1997 }}

'''''Universe''''' is a monthly [[peer review|peer-reviewed]] [[open access]] [[scientific journal]] published by [[MDPI]] covering several aspects of [[physics]] and [[astronomy]] and [[astrophysics]]. It was established in 2015. The [[editor-in-chief]] is Lorenzo Iorio of the [[Ministry of Public Education (Italy)]] since its inception.

==Abstracting and indexing== The journal is abstracted and indexed in the [[Science Citation Index Expanded]] and [[Scopus]].<ref>{{cite MIAR |title= Universe |issn=2218-1997 |access-date=2022-06-10}}</ref> According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal has a 2023 [[impact factor]] of 2.5.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |year=2023 |chapter= Universe |title=2023 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=[[Clarivate]] |edition=Science |series=[[Web of Science]]|title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}</ref>

==Young investigator award== Since 2020, the journal confers the ''Universe Young Investigator Award'' to a young researcher in recognition of their excellence in fields related to fundamental principles and discovered in the universe. The first awardee (2020) was [[Lavinia Heisenberg]] ([[ETH Zürich]], Switzerland).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/awards/970|title = Universe}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/}}

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