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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Copernicus Publications · Germany · Est. 1933

ISSN1680-7324

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.274

H-Indexi

347

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.408

Total Worksi

15,699

Total Citationsi

1,127,934

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

ACP publishes research articles, short-format letters, reviews, opinions, and several other manuscript types. Transparent peer review for 25 years : Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics has been a pioneer in transparent peer review. Submitted preprints, reviewer reports, all manuscript versions, and author replies are posted and permanently archived. This approach ensures the highest levels of scientific transparency and integrity, as well as fair peer review for authors.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1933

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,699

Publisher OrgCopernicus Publications

OA Since2000

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Copernicus Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1680-7324

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Open

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

827

55k

2019

827

49k

2020

915

39k

2021

791

24k

2022

721

13k

2023

707

7.2k

2024

983

2.7k

2025

364

148

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsAir Quality and Health ImpactsClimate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsAir Quality Monitoring and ForecastingVehicle emissions and performanceIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Is Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: 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 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 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 4.34.

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

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.