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Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Springer · Netherlands · Est. 1983

ISSN1573-0662

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.659

H-Indexi

116

SNIPi

0.66

Total Worksi

1,625

Total Citationsi

74,723

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry publishes studies on the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere, focusing on the region below about 50 km. Concentrates on observational, interpretative and modeling studies of air composition and physiochemical processes. Explores the atmosphere's role in biogeochemical cycles and its chemical interaction with oceans, land surface and biosphere. Includes laboratory studies of homogeneous and heterogeneous transformation processes in the atmosphere.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,625

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-0662

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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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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

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

359

2019

201

2020

246

2021

192

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.

Atmospheric ScienceQ2

Environmental ChemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsAir Quality and Health ImpactsAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAir Quality Monitoring and ForecastingSpectroscopy and Laser ApplicationsMarine and coastal ecosystemsVehicle emissions and performanceHeavy metals in environment

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Is Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry?

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry 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 2.51.

Is Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.