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Pure and Applied Geophysics

Birkhauser Verlag Basel · Switzerland · Est. 1939

ISSN0033-4553eISSN1420-9136

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

227

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 205d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.512

H-Indexi

151

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.877

Total Worksi

8,808

Total Citationsi

187,817

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Pure and Applied Geophysics is a long-standing journal focusing on the fields of solid Earth, atmospheric and oceanic sciences. Founded in 1939 as Geofisica pura e applicata. Publishes peer-reviewed original scientific contributions and state-of-the-art surveys. Features thought-provoking reports on active areas of current research. A major source for publications on tsunami research. Covers extensive research topics in oceanic sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1939

FrequencyMonthly, 1998-

StatusActive

Total Publications8,808

Publisher OrgBirkhäuser

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Birkhauser Verlag Basel

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0033-4553 / 1420-9136

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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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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

318

5.9k

2019

229

2020

295

3.2k

2021

287

2.4k

2022

189

2023

239

880

2024

264

277

2025

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ2

GeophysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesSeismic Waves and AnalysisEarthquake Detection and AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Pure and Applied Geophysics

Is Pure and Applied Geophysics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pure and Applied Geophysics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Pure and Applied Geophysics?

Pure and Applied 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 1.68.

Is Pure and Applied Geophysics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pure and Applied Geophysics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.