The fifth meeting of 2017 International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IconSpace2017) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 3-5 May 2017. The special issue (SI) on Space Science will be primarily devoted to space science studies and contain the papers presented at this particular meeting.

Topics of Interest:
Papers on space science-related topics, for example, all aspects of design, theory, and realization are of interest. The scope and interest for the special issue include but are limited to the following. Paper being out of scope for JASTP will be rejected without a review process.
· Solar system and astronomical instrumentation
· Education astronomy and public outreach
· Space policy and governance
· Space tourism and exploration
· Space weather and space climate
· Upper and lower atmosphere
· Antenna for space communication
· Space remote sensing applications
· Earth and environmental sciences

Guest Editors (GE):
Wayan Suparta – wayan@ukm.edu.my (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Mardina Abdullah – mardina@ukm.edu.my (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Mahamod Ismail – mahamod@ukm.edu.my (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

Submission Guidelines:
The submitted papers must be written in English and describe original research which is not published nor currently under review by other journals or conferences. Manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through EVISE. The EVISE website for preparation of manuscript can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-atmospheric-and-solar-terrestrial-physics/1364-6826/guide-for-authors. The submission website for this special issue is located at http://www.evise.com/evise/jrnl/ATP. To submit for this special issue please use the Article Type – SI: Space Science

The Workflow of Submission:

• This is the workflow for special issue submissions: Au > CRO > ED > MGE > GE > Rev > GE > MGE > ED > Au
• All special issue submissions to JASTP will be reviewed by Guest Editors (GE)
• Final decision of the manuscript acceptance will be done by the Editor-in-Chief (ED) of JASTP.

Important Dates:

Download CFP: Special Issue on Space Science

• 18/1/2017 – Thank you for all the paper submission! Due to many requests, we still open for submission until 31 January 2017!
• 19/12/2016 – Final Call for paper! Full paper submission deadline has been extended to 17 January 2017.
• 8/12/2016 – Dr. Zahra Bouya from Australian Bureau of Meteorology has been confirmed as one of the Keynote Speakers in IconSpace2017
• 11/11/2016 – Dr. Yoshimasa Tanaka from NIPR, Japan will be one of the Keynote Speakers in IconSpace2017
• 4/11/2016 – Please be informed that the deadline for Full Paper Submission has been extended to 17 December 2016.
• 30/9/2016 – Call for sponsorship and advertisement! Read more..
• 30/9/2016 – Conference fees information are now available here.
• 30/8/2016 – Dear all, the venue for IconSpace2017 is at Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
• 7/6/2016 – Our General Chair for IconSpace2017 is Prof. Ir. Dr. Mardina Abdullah.
• 6/6/2016 – Welcome! IconSpace2017 will be held on 3-5 May 2017 in Kuala Lumpur.

1) Astronomy and Astrophysics
2) Atmospheric and Magnetospheric Sciences
3) Geosciences and Remote Sensing
4) Satellite and Communication Technology
5) Interdisciplinary Space Science

The submission process is managed by the EDAS system (http://edas.info/N22695). Participants can submit abstract with or without a full paper to present research results in the conference. Four publication options are provided for the accepted papers or abstract, namely, (1) Book Chapter by Springer Nature, (2) Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) by IOP, (3) Special Issue (SI) in JASTP by Elsevier and (4) Book of Abstracts.

Acceptance notification: 17 January 2017 24 February 2017

Early bird payment: 3 February 2017 28 February 2017

Camera ready with payment (normal rate): 3 April 2017

Conference day: 3-5 May 2017