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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #7,151Hybrid

Air Quality Atmosphere and Health

Acronym:airq
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Abbreviation (ISO):AIR QUAL ATMOS HLTH
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Identifier (ISSN):1873-9318(Print)/1873-9326(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Netherlands
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.1↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Air Quality Atmosphere and Health

WoS Q3
13682.6620182.320192.8720203.7620215.820225.120232.920242.920253.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.781
#7,151

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
81

81 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate6.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
165articles/year
21.83% Gold OA•93.79% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Air Quality, Atmosphere, and Health is a multidisciplinary journal which, by its very name, illustrates the broad range of work it publishes and which focuses on atmospheric consequences of human activities and their implications for human and ecological health. It offers research papers, critical literature reviews and commentaries, as well as special issues devoted to topical subjects or themes. International in scope, the journal presents papers that inform and stimulate a global readership, as the topic addressed are global in their import. Consequently, we do not encourage submission of papers involving local data that relate to local problems. Unless they demonstrate wide applicability, these are better submitted to national or regional journals. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health addresses such topics as acid precipitation; airborne particulate matter; air quality monitoring and management; exposure assessment; risk assessment; indoor air quality; atmospheric chemistry; atmospheric modeling and prediction; air pollution climatology; climate change and air quality; air pollution measurement; atmospheric impact assessment; forest-fire emissions; atmospheric science; greenhouse gases; health and ecological effects; clean air technology; regional and global change and satellite measurements. This journal benefits a diverse audience of researchers, public health officials and policy makers addressing problems that call for solutions based in evidence from atmospheric and exposure assessment scientists, epidemiologists, and risk assessors. Publication in the journal affords the opportunity to reach beyond defined disciplinary niches to this broader readership.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology83.7%Environmental science80.2%Chemistry76.6%Ecology73.8%Geography73.1%Organic chemistry72.3%Physics69.9%Meteorology54.7%Geology44.7%Engineering44.4%Medicine40.9%Air pollution32.1%Mathematics28.5%Environmental health28.5%Computer science27.7%Environmental chemistry26.9%Air quality index25.8%Particulates24.9%History23.8%Atmospheric sciences23.7%Quantum mechanics22.8%Archaeology22.4%Statistics22.2%Thermodynamics21.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Q3
Rank232/395
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Q3
Rank238/395
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.1
Articles / Year209
Total Citations112
2025
IF2.9
Articles / Year192
Total Citations517
2024
IF2.9
Articles / Year201
Total Citations1,238
2023
IF5.1
Articles / Year188
Total Citations1,904
2022
IF5.804
Articles / Year164
Total Citations2,265

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #7,151Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.781

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.45

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,201 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,898
3-Year Documents534
Citable Documents532

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Atmospheric ScienceQ2
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ2
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2
PollutionQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Air Quality Atmosphere and Health (acronym: airq, abbr: AIR QUAL ATMOS HLTH, ISSN: 1873-9318) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, published by Springer Netherlands in Netherlands since 2008. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.781 (Q2), an H-index of 81.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 12 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 165 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,201 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Publication Language
English
Frequency
12 issues per year
Founding Year
2008
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 3311 GZ

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01