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Journal of the Geological Society

Geological Society of London · United Kingdom

ISSN0016-7649eISSN2041-479X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 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

1.084

H-Indexi

186

SNIPi

1.204

Total Worksi

5,335

Total Citationsi

257,176

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications5,335

Publisher OrgGeological Society of London

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Geological Society of London

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0016-7649 / 2041-479X

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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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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

101

1.9k

2019

1.5k

2020

107

1.6k

2021

888

2022

749

2023

139

665

2024

166

211

2025

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 Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological formations and processes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Geological Society

Is Journal of the Geological Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Geological Society: 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 Journal of the Geological Society?

Journal of the Geological Society 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 1.99.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the Geological Society?