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Journal of Glaciology

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-1430eISSN1727-5652

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.115

H-Index

192

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.889

Total Works

9,528

Total Citations

263,007

2yr Mean Citedness

1.72

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Glaciology is a leading international journal publishing original research and review articles on all aspects of glaciology, including ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, ice shelves, sea ice, snow, and related topics such as snow avalanches, ice physics, ice mechanics, ice engineering, and the interaction of ice with the atmosphere, oceans, and land. The journal covers theoretical, experimental, and observational studies, as well as numerical modelling. It is a key resource for researchers, scientists, engineers, and students working in the field of glaciology and related disciplines.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix Issues Per Year, 2009-

StatusActive

Total Publications9,528

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-1430 / 1727-5652

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, PhysicalGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface Processes

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cryospheric studies and observationsClimate change and permafrostWinter Sports Injuries and PerformanceLandslides and related hazardsArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics