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Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Geological Society of America · United States

ISSN0016-7606eISSN1943-2674

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.539

H-Indexi

301

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.464

Total Worksi

13,880

Total Citationsi

699,772

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 270 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications13,880

Publisher OrgGeological Society of America

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Geological Society of America

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0016-7606 / 1943-2674

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

156

5.1k

2019

154

4.3k

2020

173

3.3k

2021

195

2.5k

2022

232

1.5k

2023

254

1.4k

2024

323

588

2025

202

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.

GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological formations and processesGeochemistry and Geologic Mappingearthquake and tectonic studies

Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Is Bulletin of the Geological Society of America a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bulletin of the Geological Society of America: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Bulletin of the Geological Society of America?

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.37.

Is Bulletin of the Geological Society of America indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Bulletin of the Geological Society of America?