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Polar Record

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0032-2474eISSN1475-3057

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.408

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.644

Total Worksi

8,364

Total Citationsi

26,432

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Polar Record is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research and review articles on all aspects of polar and alpine regions. It covers a wide range of disciplines including glaciology, meteorology, oceanography, geology, biology, anthropology, history, and politics. The journal aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of current research in the polar and alpine world.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications8,364

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

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?

0032-2474 / 1475-3057

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

536

2019

229

2020

228

2021

263

2022

168

2023

2024

2025

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

EcologyQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and DevelopmentEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Polar Research and EcologyArctic and Russian Policy StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchIndigenous Studies and EcologyDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Polar Record

Is Polar Record a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polar Record: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Polar Record?

Polar Record 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 0.65.

Is Polar Record indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polar Record is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.