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Frontiers in Climate

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland

ISSN2624-9553eISSN2624-9553
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total50
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
1.239
H-Index
55
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.094
Total Works
1,106
Total Citations
16,086
2yr Mean Citedness
3.74
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Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Climate is a high-impact open-access journal publishing rigorous and timely research on all aspects of climate change, its impacts, and potential solutions. We welcome original research, reviews, and perspective articles that advance our understanding of the climate system, climate variability and change, climate impacts on natural and human systems, and strategies for mitigation and adaptation.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,106
Publisher OrgFrontiers Media
OA Since2018
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~15 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

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Frontiers Media SA
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2624-9553 / 2624-9553
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
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
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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.

Atmospheric ScienceQ1
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1
PollutionQ1
Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesEnvironmental Studies

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGlobal and Planetary ChangePollution

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsClimate change impacts on agricultureSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceClimate Change, Adaptation, MigrationMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsClimate Change Policy and EconomicsDisaster Management and ResilienceFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref