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Scottish Journal of Geology

Geological Society of London · United Kingdom

ISSN0036-9276eISSN2041-4951

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.374

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.751

Total Works

1,467

Total Citations

21,076

2yr Mean Citedness

0.50

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the geology of Scotland, including mineralogy, petrology, geochronology, paleontology, and structural geology. Articles cover topics such as the history of mineral names, the geodynamic significance of intrusions, gold mineralization, fossil tetrapods and crustaceans, trace fossils, igneous petrology, and crustal reworking.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,467

Publisher OrgZoological Society of London

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

0036-9276 / 2041-4951

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

GeologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geology

Scopus Categories