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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.112

H-Index

347

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.408

Total Works

15,699

Total Citations

1,127,934

2yr Mean Citedness

4.34

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1933

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,699

Publisher OrgCopernicus Publications

OA Since2000

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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

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

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