Polar Record

Aims & Scope

Polar Record is an international, peer-reviewed scholarly periodical publishing results from a wide range of polar research areas.

The journal covers original primary research papers in the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, life sciences, and polar technology, as well as papers concerning current political, economic, legal, and environmental issues in the Arctic or Antarctic.

Polar Record endeavours to provide rapid publication, normally within nine months of initial submission.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.448

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12692

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	160

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Antarctic climate change and the environment: an update

  Citation: 423

  Authors: John, Nicholas E., Thomas J., Peter, Dominic A., Martin, Adrian, Gareth, Michael P., Howard, Jon, John, Hugues, Mauro, Julian, Stan, Marlon C., Valerie, Paul, Francisco, Sharon, Ted, Mike, Colin, Kevin, Alexander

• Contributions of traditional knowledge to understanding climate change in the Canadian Arctic

  Citation: 210

  Authors: Dyanna, Fikret

• Passive microwave images of the polar regions and research applications

  Citation: 184

  Authors: H. Jay, Per

• Management and remediation of contaminated sites at Casey Station, Antarctica

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Ian, Martin J., Jonathan S., Coleen M., Catherine K., Sabine, Damian B.

• Identifying Humpback Whales using their natural markings

  Citation: 142

  Authors: S. K., H. P.

• The Norse <i>landnám</i> on the North Atlantic islands: an environmental impact assessment

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Andrew J., Mike J., Paul C., Kevin J., Ian, Thomas H., Eva, Ian A., Peter, Guðrún

• Inuit vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Tristan, Barry, Frank, James D., Annie, Fred

• Vulnerability to climate change in Igloolik, Nunavut: what we can learn from the past and present

  Citation: 101

  Authors: James D., Barry, Johanna, John

• Contaminants in the Arctic and the Antarctic: a comparison of sources, impacts, and remediation options

  Citation: 97

  Authors: John S., Martin J., Barbara A.

• Habitat preferences of polar bears in the western Canadian Arctic in late winter and spring

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Ian, Dennis, Wendy

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