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Atmospheric Pollution Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2010

ISSN1309-1042eISSN1309-1042

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.041

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.031

Total Worksi

3,023

Total Citationsi

63,553

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Atmospheric Pollution Research is an international journal for articles on air pollution and atmospheric processes. It covers research on inorganic, organic, and persistent organic air pollutants, air quality monitoring and management, atmospheric dispersion and transport, pollutant exchange with surfaces, deposition, indoor air quality, exposure assessment, health effects, satellite measurements, natural emissions, atmospheric chemistry, greenhouse gases, and their effects on climate change. The journal also welcomes contributions supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 13.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 342 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,023

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1309-1042 / 1309-1042

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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

192

6.4k

2019

285

7.7k

2020

270

5.8k

2021

262

4.1k

2022

310

3.6k

2023

297

1.9k

2024

419

777

2025

191

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.

PollutionQ1

Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Atmospheric ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceWaste Management and DisposalPollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Air Quality and Health ImpactsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAir Quality Monitoring and ForecastingVehicle emissions and performanceAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsIndoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureWind and Air Flow Studies

Frequently asked questions about Atmospheric Pollution Research

Is Atmospheric Pollution Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Atmospheric Pollution Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Atmospheric Pollution Research?

Atmospheric Pollution Research 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 2.69.

Is Atmospheric Pollution Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Atmospheric Pollution Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.