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Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-4073eISSN1879-1352

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.784

H-Indexi

171

SNIPi

1.194

Total Worksi

13,667

Total Citationsi

313,910

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer publishes research on the spectra of atoms, molecules, ions, and plasmas, covering theoretical and experimental aspects. It also includes applications of light scattering in particle characterization, remote sensing, biological sciences, and medicine, as well as radiative transfer in absorbing, emitting, and scattering media.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFrequency Varies

StatusActive

Total Publications13,667

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-4073 / 1879-1352

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

437

2019

541

7.3k

2020

436

6.8k

2021

291

2.4k

2022

268

1.5k

2023

321

1.4k

2024

314

602

2025

211

123

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

RadiationQ1

SpectroscopyQ1

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OpticsSpectroscopy

Scopus Categories

SpectroscopyRadiationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spectroscopy and Laser ApplicationsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtomic and Molecular PhysicsAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Is Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer?

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.05.

Is Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.