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Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Springer International Publishing · Taiwan

ISSN2071-1409

SJR Q2✓ 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?

203

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 159d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.76

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.672

Total Worksi

3,227

Total Citationsi

79,292

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Aerosol and Air Quality Research (AAQR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, and letters on all aspects of aerosol science and technology and air quality. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including atmospheric chemistry, aerosol physics, air pollution, climate change, environmental health, and policy.

General Information

Country / RegionTaiwan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,227

Publisher OrgTaiwan Association for Aerosol Research

OA Since2000

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2071-1409

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

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

207

4.9k

2019

289

7.9k

2020

177

2.7k

2021

183

2.2k

2022

148

1.3k

2023

115

570

2024

214

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.

Environmental ChemistryQ2

PollutionQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

PollutionEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Air Quality and Health ImpactsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAir Quality Monitoring and ForecastingVehicle emissions and performanceAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactAerosol Filtration and Electrostatic PrecipitationAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateIndoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureCOVID-19 impact on air quality

Frequently asked questions about Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Is Aerosol and Air Quality Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Aerosol and Air Quality Research: 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 Aerosol and Air Quality Research?

Aerosol and Air Quality Research 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 2.75.

Is Aerosol and Air Quality Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Aerosol and Air Quality Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.