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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #2,772CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Climatic Change

Abbreviation (ISO):CLIM. CHANGE
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.396•SCImago Rank: #2,772•Identifier (ISSN):0165-0009(Print)/1573-1480(Online)•Articles / Year: 274•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,547 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
5.2
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
162

162 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
274articles/year
54.12% Gold OA•97.77% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.2)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
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20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.174)
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20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.743)
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20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.134)
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20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.168)
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20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.537)
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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

Climatic Change is dedicated to the totality of the problem of climatic variability and change - its descriptions, causes, implications and interactions among these. The purpose of the journal is to provide a means of exchange among those working in different disciplines on problems related to climatic variations. This means that authors have an opportunity to communicate the essence of their studies to people in other climate-related disciplines and to interested non-disciplinarians, as well as to report on research in which the originality is in the combinations of (not necessarily original) work from several disciplines. The journal also includes vigorous editorial and book review sections.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Environmental science85.2%Geology83.8%Biology79.5%Ecology74.8%Oceanography70.9%Geography67.9%Climate change63.4%Physics54.6%Climatology49.7%Economics40.7%Meteorology30.1%History29.9%Archaeology27.4%Engineering27.3%Computer science27.1%Mathematics24.4%Political science22.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,772Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1977-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.396

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
240

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.05

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,547 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,933
3-Year Documents530
Citable Documents514

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)12

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Atmospheric ScienceQ1
Global and Planetary ChangeQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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
Springer Netherlands
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1977
Editorial Address
SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 3311 GZ
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
113/395Q2
METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
23/114Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
95/395Q1
METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
JCISCIE
27/114Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—192160
20254.8247928
20244.81771,732
20234.81923,143
20225.1741964,446
20214.74331810,487
20204.13432811,400
20194.16827613,960
20183.53721112,568
2017—24712,346
2016—28419,316
2015—27115,774
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Climatic Change

WoS Q2
2356201820192020202120222023202420254.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.2%

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