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Polar Biology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0722-4060eISSN1432-2056

SJR Q1✓ 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?

196

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 178d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.597

H-Indexi

120

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.668

Total Worksi

5,516

Total Citationsi

159,113

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Polar Biology is a hub for biologists researching the diverse ecosystems of polar and subpolar regions. The journal: Publishes diverse content including research papers, reviews, brief reports, and correspondence. Welcomes original research focused on the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Facilitates studies on plants, animals, and micro-organisms of ocean, land, and freshwater habitats. Features an international editorial board with representation across many research sub-specialties.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency8 Issues A Year, <1994->

StatusActive

Total Publications5,516

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0722-4060 / 1432-2056

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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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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?

N/A

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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

169

2.3k

2019

165

2.1k

2020

203

1.6k

2021

127

987

2022

106

519

2023

123

279

2024

105

116

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationEcology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchPolar Research and EcologyMarine animal studies overviewMarine and fisheries researchMarine and coastal ecosystems

Frequently asked questions about Polar Biology

Is Polar Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polar Biology: 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 Biology?

Polar Biology 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 1.19.

Is Polar Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polar Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.