Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Arctic Science
ISSN 2368-7460 · Canadian Science Publishing (Ottawa, Canada) · CANADA
Arctic Science: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.74; fully open access; APC about USD 2,396; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arctic Science is published by Canadian Science Publishing (Ottawa, Canada) and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate change and permafrost, Cryospheric studies and observations and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, together about 40.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Arctic Science is an open-access peer-reviewed journal. An interdisciplinary journal, Arctic Science publishes original research from all areas of natural science and applied science and engineering related to northern polar regions. The focus on basic and applied science includes the traditional knowledge and observations of the Indigenous peoples of the region, as well as cutting-edge developments in biological, chemical, physical and engineering science in all northern environments. Reports on interdisciplinary research are encouraged. Collections dealing with important issues in northern polar science are also considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Editor-in-chief Mark MalloryPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate change and permafrostEarth and Planetary Sciences18.3%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions9.7%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 2.74LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 535 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 1 |
| 2025 | 80 | 80 | 96 |
| 2024 | 68 | 68 | 287 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 290 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 1,102 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 695 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,396 / CAD 2,400 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CAD 1,575 / USD 1,575 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted6
- data paperArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article Reports a completed definitive study. There is no length restrictio…Length not stated
- hypothesisArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article Reports a completed definitive study. There is no length restrictio…Length not stated
- perspectiveArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article Reports a completed definitive study. There is no length restrictio…Length not stated
- protocolArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article Reports a completed definitive study. There is no length restrictio…Length not stated
- research articleArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article Reports a completed definitive study. There is no length restrictio…Length not stated
- reviewArticle type Description Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits) Research article Reports a completed definitive study. There is no length restrictio…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Author contribution statement
Supply an author contribution statement, identifying authors by their initials and specifying contributions using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) roles as selected for each author in the peer-review system during submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing interests statement
Authors are responsible for disclosing all financial and non-financial relationships that might bias or be seen to bias their work. Supply a statement of competing interests during submission. Authors who are unsure what to list may wish to consult the ICMJE form for disclosure of competing interests. If there is nothing to declare, the statement should read: “The authors declare there are no comp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
Supply a data availability statement that says whether any, all, or portions of the data underpinning the work are available to others. Please refer to journal-specific guidelines for additional requirements on data availability. If data are available, specify how data can be accessed and under what conditions data can be reused. Supply repository name, persistent unique identifier (PID: DOI/compa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Arctic Science is an open access journal. Reuse is permitted under the terms of the Creative Commons 4.0 International Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). This license lets others distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review roles
In this journal: Editors-in-Chief screen original submissions and make decisions. Associate Editors manage peer review and make recommendations to the Editors-in-Chief. Referees are drawn from the journal’s user database, and from the wider research community. During submission, the submitting author may list preferred and non-preferred referees, though editors are not obliged to use, or avoid, th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are encouraged to use reporting guidelines to enhance the transparency and reproducibility of their work. Up-to-date guidelines can be found at the EQUATOR Network, where authors may search or consult the GoodReports wizard to identify which guideline(s) to use. Page or line numbers should be used to identify each checklist item in the manuscript. A completed checklist may be requested by …
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
- Canadian Science Publishing (Ottawa, Canada)
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2368-7460
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 1220 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arctic Science
What CAS zone is Arctic Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Arctic Science is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ecology / Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Arctic Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.74; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Arctic Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Arctic Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Graphical abstract: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Arctic Science based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Arctic Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arctic Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Arctic Science open access, and what is the APC?
Arctic Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,396.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .