About the journal
The Cryosphere is an open-access journal published by Copernicus Publications in Germany, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,800 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 37 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Copernicus Publications
- ISSN
- 1994-0416 · 1994-0424
- Country
- Germany
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,800 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 3491
- Declared review time
- 37 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- open_review
- Official website
- http://www.the-cryosphere.net/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2007-11-16
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,800 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 37 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
3491
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
37weeks
Works in OpenAlex
3416
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
161
i10-index
2416
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-01-27
- Added to DOAJ
- 2007-11-16
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 97%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Alternate titles
- TC (Göttingen. PrintTC (Göttingen. Online
- Source type
- journal
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Climate change and permafrost
- Climate change and permafrost
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
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- Landslides and related hazards
- Landslides and related hazards
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Climate variability and models
- Climate variability and models
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
- Icing and De-icing Technologies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- ice sheets and glaciers
- planetary ice bodies
- permafrost
- river and lake ice
- seasonal snowcover
- sea ice
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