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Advances in Climate Change Research

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2005

ISSN1674-9278eISSN1674-9278

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.591

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.358

Total Worksi

1,092

Total Citationsi

22,001

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 113 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,092

Publisher OrgKeAi

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1674-9278 / 1674-9278

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.5k

2019

2.3k

2020

145

3.9k

2021

1.8k

2022

1.3k

2023

105

987

2024

136

493

2025

106

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 ScienceQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGlobal and Planetary Change

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsCryospheric studies and observationsClimate change and permafrostClimate Change Policy and EconomicsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsClimate Change and Health Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Advances in Climate Change Research

Is Advances in Climate Change Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Advances in Climate Change Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Advances in Climate Change Research?

Advances in Climate Change 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 4.05.

Is Advances in Climate Change Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Advances in Climate Change Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.