Polar Biology

ISSN: 0722-4060• JCR: POLAR BIOLSpringer Science+Business MediaGermany
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1.6
2025 Impact Factor
1.7
5-Year Impact Factor
Q3
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Polar Biology impact factor and JCR quartile

The 2025 impact factor for Polar Biology is 1.6. The 5-year impact factor is 1.7. The journal is listed as JCR Q3 in the current Journal Metrics dataset.

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Ranking position in Environmental Science

Ranked #2,389 in Environmental Science by impact factor and #334 among Q3 Environmental Science journals. This context helps compare Polar Biology against journals publishing in the same field.

#2,389
of 3,830 field journals

Polar Biology publication trend

Published 489 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.6.

2026 vs 2025: -70
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Journal Details

Total Articles
5,514
H-Index
120
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,890 USD
Subject Areas
OceanographyEcologyEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanography

Article Volume

2021
203
2022
127
2023
106
2024
122
2025
102
2026
32
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