WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #10,405CAS 4区Gold OA

Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Abbreviation (ISO):TERR ATMOS OCEAN SCI

Country: Taiwan•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.57•SCImago Rank: #10,405•Identifier (ISSN):1017-0839(Print)/2311-7680(Online)•Articles / Year: 38•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,817 USD

Clarivate IF (2026)Q3

1.7

↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (2021)

42 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate0%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

38articles/year

100% Gold OA•93.55% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)	🔵 Computed
2022	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.963)	🔵 Computed
2021	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.009)	🔵 Computed
2020	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.703)	🔵 Computed
2019	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.57)	🔵 Computed
2018	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.543)	🔵 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

The major publication of the Chinese Geoscience Union (located in Taipei) since 1990, the journal of Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAO) publishes bi-monthly scientific research articles, notes, correspondences and reviews in all disciplines of the Earth sciences. It is the amalgamation of the following journals: Papers in Meteorological Research (published by the Meteorological Society of the ROC) since Vol. 12, No. 2 Bulletin of Geophysics (published by the Institute of Geophysics, National Central University) since No. 27 Acta Oceanographica Taiwanica (published by the Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University) since Vol. 42.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Geology94.8%Physics73.9%Geography68.2%Engineering57.9%Biology56.4%Environmental science42.3%Oceanography41%Meteorology36.5%Computer science35%Quantum mechanics35%Seismology34.9%Paleontology32.9%Climatology27.3%Mathematics25.7%Chemistry25.3%Astronomy25.3%Ecology25.2%Organic chemistry20.2%

Primary Research Areas

Geosciences Multidisciplinary

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SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #10,405Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1996-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.57

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)

1.91

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,817 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations166

3-Year Documents80

Citable Documents80

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 Rate37.8%

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

OceanographyQ2

Atmospheric ScienceQ3

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GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

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

Chinese Geoscience Union

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Editorial Address

CHINESE GEOSCIENCE UNION, PO BOX 23-59, TAIPEI, TAIWAN, 10764

Indexing & Databases

SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCRSCIE	171/259	Q3
METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	JCRSCIE	96/114	Q4
OCEANOGRAPHY	JCRSCIE	46/67	Q3
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCISCIE	181/259	Q3
METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES	JCISCIE	91/114	Q4
OCEANOGRAPHY	JCISCIE	51/67	Q4