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Polar Record

Abbreviation (ISO):POLAR REC
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.408•SCImago Rank: #13,999•Identifier (ISSN):0032-2474(Print)/1475-3057(Online)•Articles / Year: 33•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,747 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.6
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
28

28 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate28.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
33articles/year
84.62% Gold OA•100% 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: 1.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.962)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.658)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.84)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.051)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.712)
🔵 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

Polar Record is an international, peer-reviewed scholarly periodical publishing results from a wide range of polar research areas. The journal covers original primary research papers in the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, life sciences, and polar technology, as well as papers concerning current political, economic, legal, and environmental issues in the Arctic or Antarctic. Polar Record endeavours to provide rapid publication, normally within nine months of initial submission.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Geography73.9%Geology61.9%Oceanography46.4%History36.6%Biology35.5%Engineering29.3%Physics28.7%Archaeology27.3%Ecology25.5%Political science23.2%Philosophy20.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #13,999Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1931-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.408

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
43

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.58

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,747 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations152
3-Year Documents93
Citable Documents91

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 Rate27.7%

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
EcologyQ2
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1931
Editorial Address
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013-2473
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
144/205Q3
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
341/395Q4
ECOLOGY
JCISCIE
153/205Q3
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
320/395Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—267
20251.63322
20241.42338
20230.842176
20220.96243272
20210.65848233
20200.8435232
20191.05187542
20180.71262359
2017—72552
2016—92566
2015—95337
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Polar Record

WoS Q3
0112201820192020202120222023202420251.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 28.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01