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Polar Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2007

ISSN1873-9652eISSN1876-4428

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.45

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.736

Total Worksi

980

Total Citationsi

14,419

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Aquatic Science; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications980

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-9652 / 1876-4428

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

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?

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

683

2019

1.4k

2020

110

1.1k

2021

329

2022

367

2023

261

2024

105

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.

Aquatic ScienceQ2

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

EcologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cryospheric studies and observationsArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsClimate change and permafrostPolar Research and EcologyGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchArctic and Russian Policy StudiesMarine and coastal ecosystemsClimate variability and modelsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaGeological and Geochemical Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Polar Science

Is Polar Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Polar Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Polar Science?

Polar Science 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 1.89.

Is Polar Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Polar Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Polar Science?