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

  • 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
  • Dieter Piepenburg
Impact factor
1.7 (2022)
5 year impact factor
2.0 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
15 days
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391,258 (2022)

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Electronic ISSN
1432-2056
Print ISSN
0722-4060
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  1. AGRICOLA
  2. Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
  3. BFI List
  4. BIOSIS
  5. Baidu
  6. Biological Abstracts
  7. CAB Abstracts
  8. CLOCKSS
  9. CNKI
  10. CNPIEC
  11. Current Contents/ Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences
  12. Dimensions
  13. EBSCO Academic Search
  14. EBSCO Arctic & Antarctic Regions
  15. EBSCO Biomedical Reference Collection
  16. EBSCO Discovery Service
  17. EBSCO Environment
  18. EBSCO MasterFILE
  19. EBSCO STM Source
  20. EBSCO Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide
  21. EMBiology
  22. Engineering Village – GEOBASE
  23. Google Scholar
  24. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  25. Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
  26. Meta
  27. Naver
  28. Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
  29. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  30. Portico
  31. ProQuest-ExLibris Summon
  32. SCImago
  33. SCOPUS
  34. Science Citation Index
  35. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  36. TD Net Discovery Service
  37. UGC-CARE List (India)
  38. Wanfang
  39. Zoological Record
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