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Society of Exploration Geophysicists · United States

ISSN0016-8033eISSN1942-2156

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.073

H-Indexi

309

SNIPi

1.457

Total Worksi

15,400

Total Citationsi

668,228

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Geochemistry and Petrology; Geophysics; Energy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 363 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications15,400

Publisher OrgSociety of Exploration Geophysicists

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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?

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0016-8033 / 1942-2156

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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

436

12k

2019

443

8.7k

2020

477

7.2k

2021

386

4.6k

2022

381

3.7k

2023

365

2.1k

2024

342

634

2025

130

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1

GeophysicsQ1

Energy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyGeophysicsEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesSeismic Waves and AnalysisGeophysical Methods and ApplicationsGeophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDrilling and Well EngineeringReservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsSeismology and Earthquake StudiesUnderwater Acoustics ResearchGeophysics and Gravity Measurements

Frequently asked questions about Geophysics

Is Geophysics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geophysics: 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 Geophysics?

Geophysics 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 2.57.

Is Geophysics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geophysics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Geophysics?