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Annals of Glaciology

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0260-3055eISSN1727-5644

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.79

H-Indexi

132

SNIPi

0.743

Total Worksi

5,764

Total Citationsi

143,212

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Annals of Glaciology publishes papers on all aspects of glaciology, including the physics and chemistry of ice, the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets, ice-ocean and ice-atmosphere interactions, glacial geology, and the history of glaciers. It also covers the application of glaciological knowledge to environmental and engineering problems.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive

Total Publications5,764

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

8/11 · 73%

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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?

0260-3055 / 1727-5644

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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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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

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

1.1k

2019

2.1k

2020

357

2021

345

2022

329

2023

114

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-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 permafrostArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsWinter Sports Injuries and PerformanceLandslides and related hazards

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Glaciology

Is Annals of Glaciology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Glaciology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Annals of Glaciology?

Annals of Glaciology 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 1.33.

Is Annals of Glaciology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annals of Glaciology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.