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Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1963

ISSN1364-6826eISSN1879-1824

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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

0.499

H-Index

129

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.914

Total Works

5,868

Total Citations

139,265

2yr Mean Citedness

1.81

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics is an international journal concerned with the inter-disciplinary science of the Earth's atmospheric and space environment. It focuses on the physical phenomena that occur in this natural laboratory.

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⚡ 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 Published1963

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,868

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1364-6826 / 1879-1824

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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

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.

GeophysicsQ2

Atmospheric ScienceQ3

Space and Planetary ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & GeophysicsMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAtmospheric ScienceGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateEarthquake Detection and AnalysisGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesGNSS positioning and interferenceClimate variability and modelsAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsGeophysics and Gravity Measurements