Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (all)
Antarctic Record
ISSN 0085-7289 · eISSN 2432-079X · National Institute of Polar Research · Japan
Antarctic Record: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 2,015 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Antarctic Record (eISSN 2432–079X) provides the publication of preliminary scientific results using materials/data from the Antarctic expeditions by all nations. Publication is not limited to the articles related with the Antarctic, but also includes those related with all polar research such as the Arctic. It covers notes on official records of the expedition. Participants to the expeditions are encouraged for submission. Authors can select one of the following categories of article: scientific paper, scientific note, review, report.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (all)
Editor-in-chief Yoshifumi NogiPublisher website
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,015Publisher website ·
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted4
- reportit is peer-reviewed and proofread by two referees in the case of a scientific paper, scientific note, or review article or by one referee in the case of a repor…Length not stated
- review articleit is peer-reviewed and proofread by two referees in the case of a scientific paper, scientific note, or review article or by one referee in the case of a repor…Length not stated
- scientific noteit is peer-reviewed and proofread by two referees in the case of a scientific paper, scientific note, or review article or by one referee in the case of a repor…Length not stated
- scientific paperit is peer-reviewed and proofread by two referees in the case of a scientific paper, scientific note, or review article or by one referee in the case of a repor…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) International license applied to published papers Model summary
We officially started to apply Creative Commons (CC) licenses to published papers in January 2015. In general, published paper is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) International license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- National Institute of Polar Research
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- English, Japanese
- ISSN
- 0085-7289
- Electronic ISSN
- 2432-079X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Antarctic Record
How long does peer review take at Antarctic Record?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Antarctic Record?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Antarctic Record is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Antarctic Record open access, and what is the APC?
Antarctic Record is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .