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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Copernicus Publications · Germany · Est. 1933

ISSN1680-7324
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
2.274
H-Indexi
347
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
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen
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

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Copernicus Publications
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1680-7324
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Open
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
829
56k
2019
827
49k
2020
917
40k
2021
791
24k
2022
740
14k
2023
742
7.9k
2024
958
3.3k
2025
596
305
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref