Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Atmospheric Pollution Research
ISSN 1309-1042 · Turkish National Committee for Air Pollution Research (TUNCAP) · TURKEY
Atmospheric Pollution Research: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.89; fully open access; APC about USD 2,570; review about 153 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 418 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Atmospheric Pollution Research is published by Turkish National Committee for Air Pollution Research (TUNCAP) and is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, together about 59.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Peer Review statement: Peer Review under the responsibility of Turkish National Committee for Air Pollution Research and ControlAtmospheric Pollution Research (APR) is an international journal designed for the publication of articles on air pollution. Papers should present novel experimental results, theory and modeling of air pollution on local, regional, or global scales. Areas covered are research on inorganic, organic, and persistent organic air pollutants, air quality monitoring, air quality management, atmospheric dispersion and transport, air-surface (soil, water, and vegetation) exchange of pollutants, dry and wet deposition, indoor air quality, exposure assessment, health effects, satellite measurements, natural emissions, atmospheric chemistry, greenhouse gases, and effects on climate change.Atmospheric Pollution Research publishes:Research Papers, Technical Notes, and Short CommunicationsCritical Literature Reviews, mainly on new emerging areas of atmospheric scienceSpecial issues on relevant topicsThis journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy) and SDG 13 (Climate Action)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Tolga ElbirPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Türkiye 15, United States 12, Mainland China 4, Spain 3, United Kingdom 2 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science26.4%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences21.4%
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science11.4%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering7.5%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateEarth and Planetary Sciences3.3%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science3%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 3.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,766OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 292LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,183 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 260 | 70 | 58 |
| 2025 | 418 | 86 | 1,016 |
| 2024 | 297 | 75 | 2,134 |
| 2023 | 310 | 89 | 3,873 |
| 2022 | 262 | 89 | 4,301 |
| 2021 | 270 | 80 | 6,004 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 97 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 153 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,570 / EUR 2,400 / GBP 2,060 / JPY 318,760 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,770 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted4
- correspondencesOriginal research papers, reviews, short communications, and correspondences.Length not stated
- original research papersOriginal research papers, reviews, short communications, and correspondences.Length not stated
- reviewsOriginal research papers, reviews, short communications, and correspondences.Length not stated
- short communicationsOriginal research papers, reviews, short communications, and correspondences.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
generative AI use must be declared Model summary
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
original work only Model summary
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Journal Publishing Agreement required Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. Permission of the so…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a single anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Turkish National Committee for Air Pollution Research (TUNCAP)
- Country or region
- TURKEY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1309-1042
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Atmospheric Pollution Research
What CAS zone is Atmospheric Pollution Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Atmospheric Pollution Research is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Atmospheric Pollution Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.89; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 94.
How long does peer review take at Atmospheric Pollution Research?
The publisher reports about 153 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Atmospheric Pollution Research based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (15), United States (12) and Mainland China (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Atmospheric Pollution Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Atmospheric Pollution Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Atmospheric Pollution Research open access, and what is the APC?
Atmospheric Pollution Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,570.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .