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Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics

Pleiades Publishing · United States

ISSN1024-8560eISSN2070-0393

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

306

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 77d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.298

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.417

Total Worksi

1,736

Total Citationsi

9,029

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Optics; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Earth-Surface Processes; Ecological Modeling; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Instrumentation; Oceanography; Pollution; Atmospheric Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 126 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,736

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1024-8560 / 2070-0393

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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

796

2019

620

2020

105

352

2021

132

535

2022

113

295

2023

146

141

2024

120

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.

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsQ3

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ3

Ecological ModelingQ3

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

InstrumentationQ3

OceanographyQ3

PollutionQ3

Atmospheric ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Optics

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceOceanographyEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsEcological ModelingEarth-Surface ProcessesInstrumentationPollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsSpectroscopy and Laser Applications

Frequently asked questions about Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics

Is Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics?

Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics 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 0.49.

Is Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.