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Climate Services

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2016

ISSN2405-8807eISSN2405-8807

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.342

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.283

Total Worksi

602

Total Citationsi

12,076

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Atmospheric Science; Global and Planetary Change.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 95 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications602

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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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?

2405-8807 / 2405-8807

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.5k

2019

828

2020

1.5k

2021

1.3k

2022

1.6k

2023

846

2024

272

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

Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesEnvironmental StudiesMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate change impacts on agricultureClimate variability and modelsSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementAgricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural Innovations and PracticesClimate Change Communication and PerceptionHydrology and Drought AnalysisHydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Frequently asked questions about Climate Services

Is Climate Services a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Climate Services: 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 Climate Services?

Climate Services 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 4.44.

Is Climate Services indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Climate Services is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Climate Services?