# Universe (journal)

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Academic journal

Universe Discipline Physics Language English Edited by Lorenzo Iorio Publication details History 2015–present Publisher MDPI (Switzerland) Frequency Monthly Open access Yes Impact factor 2.6 (2024) Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt ) ISO 4 Universe Indexing CODEN (alt) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L ISSN 2218-1997 Links Journal homepage

***Universe*** is a monthly [peer-reviewed](/source/Peer_review) [open access](/source/Open_access) [scientific journal](/source/Scientific_journal) published by [MDPI](/source/MDPI) covering several aspects of [physics](/source/Physics) and [astronomy](/source/Astronomy) and [astrophysics](/source/Astrophysics). It was established in 2015. The [editor-in-chief](/source/Editor-in-chief) is Lorenzo Iorio of the [Ministry of Public Education (Italy)](/source/Ministry_of_Public_Education_(Italy)) since its inception.

## Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the [Science Citation Index Expanded](/source/Science_Citation_Index_Expanded) and [Scopus](/source/Scopus).[1] According to the *[Journal Citation Reports](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports)*, the journal has a 2023 [impact factor](/source/Impact_factor) of 2.5.[2]

## 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lavinia_Heisenberg&action=edit&redlink=1) ([ETH Zürich](/source/ETH_Z%C3%BCrich), Switzerland).[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Universe"](https://miar.ub.edu/issn/2218-1997). *[MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals](/source/MIAR%3A_Information_Matrix_for_the_Analysis_of_Journals)*. [University of Barcelona](/source/University_of_Barcelona). Retrieved 2022-06-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WoS_2-0)** "Universe". [*2023 Journal Citation Reports*](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports). [Web of Science](/source/Web_of_Science) (Science ed.). [Clarivate](/source/Clarivate). 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Universe"](https://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/awards/970).

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/)

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