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Advances in Polar Science

· China · Est. 1990

ISSN1674-9928

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

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

SJR Score

0.231

H-Index

SNIP

0.354

Total Works

508

Total Citations

1,244

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on polar regions, including Arctic and Antarctic environments, climate, ice, oceanography, and atmospheric phenomena. Articles cover topics such as precipitation in the Arctic, paleoceanography of the Norwegian Sea, sub-ice research using UUVs, physiological responses to high altitudes in polar expeditioners, freshwater budgets in Antarctic seas, renewable energy in polar regions, marine aerosol-cloud interactions in the Southern Ocean, ionospheric studies in the Arctic and Antarctic, sea ice decline, melt pond characteristics, traditional indigenous knowledge for sustainable development, and marine mammal distribution in the Bering Sea.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1990

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications508

Publisher OrgScience Press

Region🌍 Global South

Submission Info

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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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3/12 · 25%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1674-9928

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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.

EcologyQ3

GeologyQ3

Atmospheric ScienceQ4

OceanographyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceOceanographyGeologyEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsPolar Research and EcologyCryospheric studies and observationsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaClimate change and permafrostMarine and coastal ecosystemsIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsArctic and Russian Policy StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology