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Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Springer International Publishing · Switzerland

ISSN1017-0839eISSN2311-7680

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.399

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.512

Total Works

1,814

Total Citations

24,199

2yr Mean Citedness

1.45

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Aims & Scope

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAO) is the official journal of the Chinese Geoscience Union in Taiwan. It publishes original articles, notes, correspondence, and reviews on the solid earth, atmosphere, hydrosphere and space in all disciplines of the Earth sciences. The journal consists of six sections: Geophysics, Geology, Atmospheric Science, Space Science, Oceanic Science, Hydrology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,814

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1017-0839 / 2311-7680

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Atmospheric ScienceQ3

OceanographyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric SciencesOceanography

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceOceanographyEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geophysical StudiesEarthquake Detection and AnalysisSeismic Waves and AnalysisSeismology and Earthquake Studies