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Polar Record

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0032-2474eISSN1475-3057

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.448

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.644

Total Works

8,364

Total Citations

26,432

2yr Mean Citedness

0.65

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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 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