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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #1,882CAS 2区Gold OA

Climate of the Past

Abbreviation (ISO):CLIM. PAST
Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.733•SCImago Rank: #1,882•Identifier (ISSN):1814-9324(Print)/1814-9332(Online)•Articles / Year: 129•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,747 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.8
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
64

64 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate15.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
129articles/year
100% Gold OA•99.23% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.8)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.2)
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20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.498)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.295)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.536)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.47)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.174)
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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

Climate of the Past (CP) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications, and review papers on the climate history of the Earth. CP covers all temporal scales of climate change and variability, from geological time through to multidecadal studies of the last century. Studies focusing mainly on present and future climate are not within scope. The main subject areas are the following: reconstructions of past climate based on instrumental and historical data as well as proxy data from marine and terrestrial (including ice) archives; development and validation of new proxies, improvements of the precision and accuracy of proxy data; theoretical and empirical studies of processes in and feedback mechanisms between all climate system components in relation to past climate change on all space scales and timescales; simulation of past climate and model-based interpretation of palaeoclimate data for a better understanding of present and future climate variability and climate change.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Geology99%Biology95.2%Oceanography91.1%Geography90.8%Climatology83%Ecology82.1%Physics79.7%Paleontology78.9%History64.5%Archaeology62.9%Meteorology58.9%Geomorphology57.4%Climate change56.2%Environmental science46.7%Physical geography40.3%Holocene40.2%Atmospheric sciences40%Glacial period39.5%Mathematics34%Precipitation25.9%Computer science23.9%Astronomy22.7%Quantum mechanics21.7%Chemistry21.5%Pleistocene20.9%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,882Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.733

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
110

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.81

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,747 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,480
3-Year Documents385
Citable Documents385

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 Rate36.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Global and Planetary ChangeQ1
PaleontologyQ1
StratigraphyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
European Geosciences Union
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Irregular
Editorial Address
COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH, BAHNHOFSALLEE 1E, GOTTINGEN, GERMANY, 37081
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
74/259Q2
METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
44/114Q2
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
77/259Q2
METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
JCISCIE
38/114Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—7731
20253.2122244
20243.8135808
20234.31231,656
20224.4981312,588
20214.2951314,132
20203.5361355,380
20193.471114,494
20183.1741164,721
2017—1045,079
2016—1327,920
2015—1134,745
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Climate of the Past

WoS Q2
2356201820192020202120222023202420253.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 15.8%

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