Journal metric profile

ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.400 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 138/258 Recorded category rank

ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY metric snapshot

ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.100. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.400, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q3 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 138 out of 258 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 53% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q3. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.400) is 0.300 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.100). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.000, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.590. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY lists total cites: 3,740; total articles: 37; citable items: 37. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 16.3 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 9.5 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0260-3055 and electronic ISSN 1727-5644. The publisher is recorded as CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY
Abbreviated journalANN GLACIOL
PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,872
ISSN0260-3055
eISSN1727-5644
Total cites3,740
Total articles37
Citable items37
Cited half-life16.3 years
Citing half-life9.5 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.100
5-Year Impact Factor2.400
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.000
Journal Citation Indicator0.590
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank138/258
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY is 2.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY?

ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY is listed with quartile Q3 and category rank 138/258. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY is 2.400. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY?

ANNALS OF GLACIOLOGY is listed in this directory as being published by CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.