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EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS

ELSEVIER · NL

ISSN0012-821XeISSN1385-013X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.31

H-Indexi

314

SNIPi

1.609

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geochemistry and Petrology; Geophysics; Space and Planetary Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNL

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 447 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ELSEVIER

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0012-821X / 1385-013X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

593

22k

2019

535

17k

2020

463

12k

2021

451

10k

2022

425

2023

456

3.9k

2024

461

1.5k

2025

367

126

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1

GeophysicsQ1

Space and Planetary ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAstro and Planetary ScienceGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsPlanetary Science and ExplorationGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Frequently asked questions about EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS

Is EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS?

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS?