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Anthropocene

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2213-3054eISSN2213-3054

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.291

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.113

Total Worksi

570

Total Citationsi

15,703

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Anthropocene aims to provide a venue to focus research findings and debates toward advancing predictive understanding of sustainable human interactions with Earth systems. The journal addresses the scale and pace of human changes in the future.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications570

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

2213-3054 / 2213-3054

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.1k

2019

823

2020

957

2021

638

2022

576

2023

287

2024

115

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

EcologyQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeography, PhysicalGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Global and Planetary ChangeEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesSoil erosion and sediment transportArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementTree-ring climate responsesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementIsotope Analysis in Ecology

Frequently asked questions about Anthropocene

Is Anthropocene a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Anthropocene: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Anthropocene?

Anthropocene 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 2.41.

Is Anthropocene indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Anthropocene is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.