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Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.5), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by EDP Sciences.
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ISSN 2115-7251Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: EDP Sciences
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space and Planetary Science | 42 / 105 | 60th | Q2 |
| Atmospheric Science | 67 / 160 | 58th | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2011–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.5.
Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate is Q2 in Space and Planetary Science (rank 42 of 105) and Q2 in Atmospheric Science (rank 67 of 160), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.5, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 60th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.836, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 51.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,413 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate is published by EDP Sciences. Its ISSN is 2115-7251.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate has an h-index of 61 and a 2-year mean of 2.93 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #30 of 99 Scopus journals in Space and Planetary Science.
Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate published 59 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 79. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 74 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Germany (11.9%), France (11%) and United States (8.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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