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Earth's Cryosphere

Publishing House of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences · Russian Federation · Est. 2016

ISSN1560-7496

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.3

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.365

Total Worksi

438

Total Citationsi

704

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Earth-Surface Processes; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications438

Publisher OrgRussian Academy of Sciences

Region🌍 Global South

Submission Info

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Publishing House of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1560-7496

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

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

134

2019

119

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ3

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ3

Water Science and TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyEarth-Surface ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate change and permafrostGeological Studies and ExplorationMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaCryospheric studies and observationsMarine and environmental studiesGeotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchWater Resources and ManagementLandslides and related hazardsSoil and Environmental Studies

Frequently asked questions about Earth's Cryosphere

Is Earth's Cryosphere a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Earth's Cryosphere: it is indexed in 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 Earth's Cryosphere?

Earth's Cryosphere is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.3.

Is Earth's Cryosphere indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Earth's Cryosphere is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Earth's Cryosphere?