Journal of Glaciology

Aims & Scope

Journal of Glaciology publishes original scientific articles and letters in any aspect of glaciology- the study of ice.

Studies of natural, artificial, and extraterrestrial ice and snow, as well as interactions between ice, snow and the atmospheric, oceanic and subglacial environment are all eligible.

They may be based on field work, remote sensing, laboratory investigations, theoretical analysis or numerical modelling, or may report on newly developed glaciological instruments.

Subjects covered recently in the Journal have included palaeoclimatology and the chemistry of the atmosphere as revealed in ice cores; theoretical and applied physics and chemistry of ice; the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets, and changes in their extent and mass under climatic forcing; glacier energy balances at all scales; glacial landforms, and glaciers as geomorphic agents; snow science in all its aspects; ice as a host for surface and subglacial ecosystems; sea ice, icebergs and lake ice; and avalanche dynamics and other glacial hazards to human activity.

Studies of permafrost and of ice in the Earth’s atmosphere are also within the domain of the Journal, as are interdisciplinary applications to engineering, biological, and social sciences, and studies in the history of glaciology.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Earth and Planetary Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,200.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Randolph Glacier Inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers

  Citation: 991

  Authors: W. Tad, Anthony A., Andrew, Tobias, J. Graham, Alex S., Jon-Ove, Regine, Georg, Christian, Evan S., Geir, Nico, Frank, Valentina, Philipp, Bruce H., Justin, Martin J.

• Historically unprecedented global glacier decline in the early 21st century

  Citation: 581

  Authors: Michael, Holger, Isabelle, Samuel U., Martin, Frank, Wilfried, Florian, Andreas P., Brian, Samjwal, Carlo, Ludwig N., Bolívar E., Gino, Guillermo, Luzmila R., Hugo, Michael N., Lydia, Andrea, Koji, Bogdan, Ali, Jon, Per, Neamat, Zhongqin, Mauri, Pierre, Victor V., Cesar A., Rainer, Chandrashekhar V., Igor, Oddur, Alvaro, Ryskul, Christian

• A distributed temperature-index ice- and snowmelt model including potential direct solar radiation

  Citation: 547

  Authors: Regine

• The link between climate warming and break-up of ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula

  Citation: 546

  Authors: Ted A., Christina, Mark, Jennifer

• Greenland flow variability from ice-sheet-wide velocity mapping

  Citation: 522

  Authors: Ian, Ben E., Ian M., Ted, Twila

• The second Chinese glacier inventory: data, methods and results

  Citation: 519

  Authors: Wanqin, Shiyin, Junli, Lizong, Donghui, Xiaojun, Junfeng, Weijia, Pengchun, Qiao, Zongli

• Lidar measurement of snow depth: a review

  Citation: 409

  Authors: Jeffrey S., Thomas H., David C.

• Mass changes of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and shelves and contributions to sea-level rise: 1992–2002

  Citation: 399

  Authors: H. Jay, Mario B., Jun, Helen G., Matthew A., Anita C., Jack L., Donghui

• Antarctica, Greenland and Gulf of Alaska land-ice evolution from an iterated GRACE global mascon solution

  Citation: 363

  Authors: Scott B., T.J., B.D., A.A., J.J., J.

• Ice Movement and Temperature Distribution in Glaciers and Ice Sheets

  Citation: 348

  Authors: G. de Q.