Journal profile · METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
ISSN 1598-7132 · eISSN 2383-5346 · Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 28 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment is published by Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment 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 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, together about 45% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences21.4%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science13%
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science10.6%
- Vehicle emissions and performanceEngineering9.8%
- Environmental Policies and EmissionsEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsEnvironmental Science5%
- Energy and Environmental SystemsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateEarth and Planetary Sciences3.6%
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 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 179OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 58.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,695 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 59 | 2 | 29 |
| 2024 | 54 | 2 | 107 |
| 2023 | 67 | 9 | 225 |
| 2022 | 61 | 7 | 251 |
| 2021 | 65 | 11 | 316 |
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 Crossref · to
28 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 22 days – 46 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 48 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (101 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
- ISSN
- 1598-7132
- Electronic ISSN
- 2383-5346
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
What CAS zone is Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 28 days (interquartile range 22–46 days). 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 Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .