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Ukrainian Antarctic Journal

State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine · Ukraine · Est. 2003

ISSN2415-3087

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.204

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.218

Total Works

552

Total Citations

813

2yr Mean Citedness

0.37

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on research conducted in Antarctica, encompassing its biodiversity, climate, geology, and atmospheric phenomena. Articles cover topics such as species diversity, population dynamics, helminth fauna, atmospheric gravity waves, stratospheric warmings, renewable energy, heavy metal concentrations, psychological adaptation to extreme conditions, enzyme properties, plastic pollution, ocean currents, snow depth, microbial communities, genetic polymorphism, chromosomal inversion, mite biogeography, geomagnetic field studies, earthquake impacts on glaciers, and the role of research infrastructure and international cooperation in polar research.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUkraine

Primary LanguageEnglish, Ukrainian

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications552

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2415-3087

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Ukrainian

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Atmospheric ScienceQ4

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q4

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ4

GeologyQ4

GeophysicsQ4

OceanographyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)OceanographyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Geochemistry and PetrologyGeophysicsGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Polar Research and EcologyCryospheric studies and observationsArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaGeological Studies and ExplorationGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchMarine and environmental studiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologySpaceflight effects on biology