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Antarctic Science

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0954-1020eISSN1365-2079

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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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

0.653

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.816

Total Works

2,767

Total Citations

60,896

2yr Mean Citedness

1.27

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Aims & Scope

Antarctic Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Polar Record. It covers all aspects of Antarctic science, including glaciology, meteorology, oceanography, geology, biology, and human activities in the Antarctic region. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, and short communications.

⚡ 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—

Annual Volume~ 51 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,767

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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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?

0954-1020 / 1365-2079

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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?

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

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

GeologyQ2

OceanographyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeography, PhysicalGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

OceanographyGeologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Polar Research and EcologyGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchCryospheric studies and observationsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine animal studies overview