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Climate of the Past

Copernicus Publications · Germany · Est. 2005

ISSN1814-9332

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.733

H-Indexi

130

SNIPi

1.264

Total Worksi

2,159

Total Citationsi

96,094

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Climate of the Past (CP) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications, and review papers on the climate history of the Earth. CP covers all temporal scales of climate change and variability, from geological time through to multidecadal studies of the last century. Studies focusing mainly on present and future climate are not within scope.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 127 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,159

Publisher OrgCopernicus Publications

OA Since2004

Visit Journal Website

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

PorticoGerman National Library; Library of CongressCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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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?

1814-9332

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, German National Library; Library of Congress, 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

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

111

4.5k

2019

135

5.4k

2020

131

4.1k

2021

131

2.6k

2022

123

1.6k

2023

135

798

2024

122

240

2025

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.

Global and Planetary ChangeQ1

PaleontologyQ1

StratigraphyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyStratigraphyGlobal and Planetary Change

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and modelsTree-ring climate responsesCryospheric studies and observationsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaIsotope Analysis in EcologyGeological formations and processesPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyClimate change and permafrost

Frequently asked questions about Climate of the Past

Is Climate of the Past a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Climate of the Past: 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 Climate of the Past?

Climate of the Past 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 2.69.

Is Climate of the Past indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Climate of the Past is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.