Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene is an open access, non-profit, interdisciplinary environmental science journal published by UC Press whose mission is Open Science for Public Good. In light of this mission, we’ve highlighted some key article- and journal-level metrics that demonstrate how Elementa‘s open, accessible research has a wide reach and impact across a global audience.
We’d like to especially call attention to the news that Elementa is accepted into the Science Citation Index Expanded and is expected to get an Impact Factor in June 2018, as confirmed by Clarivate Analytics in December 2017. We congratulate and thank all the editors, authors, reviewers, and journal founder, BioOne, who have stewarded the journal into the high-quality publication it is today. (See below for additional citation statistics via Scopus.)
WHAT ELEMENTA PUBLISHES
Atmospheric Science
Editor in Chief: Detlev Helmig
University of Colorado, Boulder, USAEarth & Environmental Science
Editor in Chief: Oliver A. Chadwick
University of California, Santa Barbara, USAEcology
Editor in Chief: Donald R. Zak
University of Michigan, USAOcean Science
Editor in Chief: Jody W. Deming
University of Washington, USASustainable Engineering
Editor in Chief: Michael E. Chang
Georgia Institute of Technology, USASustainability Transitions
Editor in Chief: Anne R. Kapuscinski
Dartmouth, USAPlus two types of special collections:
SPECIAL FEATURES and FORUMS.
ELEMENTA’S GLOBAL AUDIENCE
Top 10 Countries Accessing Elementa:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Brazil
- Germany
- India
- Australia
- France
- China
- Italy
CITATIONS
Elementa was recently included in the Scopus Abstracting and Indexing database, and we can now see how well-cited Elementa articles are. Below is a list of the top 10 most highly cited articles in Elementa, as of December 8, 2017. The full December 8 dataset is available here. (Source: Scopus.)
Additionally, Elementa has been fully accepted into the Science Citation Index Expanded and is expected to get an Impact Factor in June 2018, as confirmed by Clarivate Analytics. We will update this space with Web of Science citation information when available, after June 2018.
Cooper OR, Parrish DD, Ziemke J, Balashov NV, Cupeiro M, Galbally IE, et al.. Global distribution and trends of tropospheric ozone: An observation-based review. Elem Sci Anth. 2014;2:29. DOI: http://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000029
94 citationsLeaitch WR, Sharma S, Huang L, Toom-Sauntry D, Chivulescu A, Macdonald AM, et al.. Dimethyl sulfide control of the clean summertime Arctic aerosol and cloud. Elem Sci Anth. 2013;1:17. DOI: http://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000017
31 citationsEllis EC, Fuller DQ, Kaplan JO, Lutters WG. Dating the Anthropocene: Towards an empirical global history of human transformation of the terrestrial biosphere. Elem Sci Anth. 2013;1:18. DOI: http://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000018
24 citationsMiller LA, Fripiat F, Else BGT, Bowman JS, Brown KA, Collins RE, et al.. Methods for biogeochemical studies of sea ice: The state of the art, caveats, and recommendations. Elem Sci Anth. 2015;3:38. DOI: http://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000038
24 citationsHsing P-Y, Fu B, Larcom EA, Berlet SP, Shank TM, Govindarajan AF, et al.. Evidence of lasting impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a deep Gulf of Mexico coral community. Elem Sci Anth. 2013;1:12. DOI: http://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000012
21 citationsAlderkamp A-C, Dijken GL van, Lowry KE, Connelly TL, Lagerström M, Sherrell RM, et al.. Fe availability drives phytoplankton photosynthesis rates during spring bloom in the Amundsen Sea Polynya, Antarctica. Elem Sci Anth. 2015;3:43. DOI: http://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000043
19 citationsArrigo KR, Brown ZW, Mills MM. Sea ice algal biomass and physiology in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica. Elem Sci Anth. 2014;2:28. DOI: http://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000028
19 citationsDucklow HW, Wilson SE, Post AF, Stammerjohn SE, Erickson M, Lee S, et al.. Particle flux on the continental shelf in the Amundsen Sea Polynya and Western Antarctic Peninsula. Elem Sci Anth. 2015;3:46. DOI: http://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000046
18 citationsCambaliza MOL, Shepson PB, Bogner J, Caulton DR, Stirm B, Sweeney C, et al.. Quantification and source apportionment of the methane emission flux from the city of Indianapolis. Elem Sci Anth. 2015;3:37. DOI: http://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000037
17 citationsOltmans S, Schnell R, Johnson B, Pétron G, Mefford T, Neely III R. Anatomy of wintertime ozone associated with oil and natural gas extraction activity in Wyoming and Utah. Elem Sci Anth. 2014;2:24. DOI: http://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000024
16 citations
GROWTH IN WEBSITE USAGE
Steady audience growth with 67% of traffic being new visitors (2017).
Combined reach of 65k on Facebook and 15k on Twitter across Elementa and UC Press social media.
GROWTH IN SUBMISSIONS & PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Average total usage is 12,835 views & downloads per article (2013-2017).
Average production time is 20 days from acceptance to publication.
NOTABLE CONTENT
Carrying capacity of U.S. agricultural land: Ten diet scenarios (Peters et al, 2016)
88,880 views/downloads, Altmetric Score: 670Global distribution and trends of tropospheric ozone: An observation-based review (Cooper et al, 2014)
33,048 views/downloads, 94 citationsDating the Anthropocene: Towards an empirical global history of human transformation of the terrestrial biosphere (Ellis et al, 2013)
31,924 views/downloads, Altmetric Score: 68
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
Elementa articles have been featured in the following media outlets, among others.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene was founded by BioOne in 2013 through a partnership with five research universities: Dartmouth, the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Michigan, and the University of Washington. Please visit our Founders page for the full history.