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Polar Biology is a hub for biologists researching the diverse ecosystems of polar and subpolar regions. The journal:

  • Publishes diverse content including research papers, reviews, brief reports, and correspondence.
  • Welcomes original research focused on the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
  • Facilitates studies on plants, animals, and micro-organisms of ocean, land, and freshwater habitats.
  • Features an international editorial board with representation across many research sub-specialties.

 

Editor-in-Chief
  • Prof. Dieter Piepenburg PhD

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Journal Impact Factor
1.6 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
1.7 (2024)
Submission to first decision (median)
21 days
Downloads
603.6k (2025)

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Electronic ISSN
1432-2056
Print ISSN
0722-4060
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. AGRICOLA
  2. Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
  3. BFI List
  4. BIOSIS
  5. Baidu
  6. Biological Abstracts
  7. CLOCKSS
  8. CNKI
  9. CNPIEC
  10. Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS)
  11. Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences
  12. Dimensions
  13. EBSCO
  14. EMBiology
  15. Engineering Village – GEOBASE
  16. Google Scholar
  17. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  18. Meta
  19. Naver
  20. Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
  21. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  22. Ovid Discovery
  23. Portico
  24. ProQuest
  25. SCImago
  26. SCOPUS
  27. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  28. TD Net Discovery Service
  29. Wanfang
  30. Zoological Record
  31. eLibrary.ru
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