Elementa

University of California Press · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2325-1026eISSN2325-1026

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.489

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.209

Total Worksi

984

Total Citationsi

30,942

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Atmospheric Science; Ecology; Environmental Engineering; Geology; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Oceanography.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

FrequencyContinously Updated

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications984

Publisher OrgBioOne

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of California Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2325-1026 / 2325-1026

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico

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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

2.8k

2019

2.7k

2020

142

3.5k

2021

100

2022

100

1.4k

2023

107

755

2024

145

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.

Atmospheric ScienceQ1

EcologyQ1

Environmental EngineeringQ1

GeologyQ1

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

OceanographyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceOceanographyGeologyEnvironmental EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsMarine and coastal ecosystemsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaAir Quality and Health ImpactsClimate change and permafrostAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateCryospheric studies and observations

Frequently asked questions about Elementa

Is Elementa a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Elementa: 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 Elementa?

Elementa 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 3.54.

Is Elementa indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Elementa is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.