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Antarctic Science

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0954-1020eISSN1365-2079

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.687

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.816

Total Worksi

2,767

Total Citationsi

60,896

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,767

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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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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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

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

457

2019

816

2020

427

2021

265

2022

276

2023

145

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeologyQ1

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

Frequently asked questions about Antarctic Science

Is Antarctic Science a predatory journal?

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

Antarctic Science 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 1.27.

Is Antarctic Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Antarctic Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.