WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q2SCImago #13,434CAS 4区Gold OA

Polar Research

Abbreviation (ISO):POLAR RES

Country: Norway•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.431•SCImago Rank: #13,434•Identifier (ISSN):0800-0395(Print)/1751-8369(Online)•Articles / Year: 25•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,940 USD

Clarivate IF (2026)Q4

1.2

↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (2021)

44 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4

Self-Citation Rate5.3%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

25articles/year

100% Gold OA•90% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.3)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.9)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.9)	🔵 Computed
2022	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.847)	🔵 Computed
2021	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.612)	🔵 Computed
2020	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.127)	🔵 Computed
2019	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.152)	🔵 Computed
2018	1.00đ	WoS Q4(IF: 1.5)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Since 1982, Polar Research has been the international, peer-reviewed journal of the Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway's central institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions. Aiming to promote the exchange of scientific knowledge about the Arctic and Antarctic across disciplinary boundaries, Polar Research serves an international community of researchers and managers. As an open-access journal, Polar Research makes its contents freely available to the general public. Original primary research papers comprise the mainstay of Polar Research. Review articles, brief research notes, letters to the editor and book reviews are also included. Special issues are published from time to time. The scope of Polar Research encompasses research in all scientific disciplines relevant to the polar regions. These include, but are not limited to, the subfields of biology, ecology, geology, oceanography, glaciology and atmospheric science. Submissions from the social sciences and those focusing on polar management and policy issues are welcome. Contributions about Antarctica are particularly encouraged.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Geology90.4%Biology82%Geography67.2%Oceanography67%Ecology64.1%Paleontology45.8%Physics43.8%Environmental science34.1%Arctic32%Geomorphology31.6%Physical geography30%History29.5%Archaeology26.2%Meteorology25%Climatology24.2%Engineering22.6%Fishery20.1%

Primary Research Areas

Geosciences Multidisciplinary

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog Submission Portal SCImago Profile

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #13,434Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1982-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental Science

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.431

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

0.88

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,940 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations93

3-Year Documents66

Citable Documents64

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Environmental ChemistryQ3

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

OceanographyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

4区 (Zone 4)Earth Sciences

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4区ECOLOGY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Gold OA

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Tri-annual

Founding Year

1982

Editorial Address

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148

Indexing & Databases

SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ECOLOGY	JCRSCIE	165/205	Q4
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCRSCIE	199/259	Q4
OCEANOGRAPHY	JCRSCIE	56/67	Q4
ECOLOGY	JCISCIE	164/205	Q4
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCISCIE	195/259	Q4
OCEANOGRAPHY	JCISCIE	55/67	Q4