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Sedimentology

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom

ISSN0037-0746eISSN1365-3091

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.351

H-Index

195

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.418

Total Works

5,104

Total Citations

244,500

2yr Mean Citedness

1.84

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on sedimentary processes, structures, and deposits across various environments, including fluvial, lacustrine, marine, and coastal settings. It investigates the formation and interpretation of sedimentary structures, such as microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS), gas domes, and point-bar deposits, and analyzes sediment provenance, transport, and diagenesis. The scope also encompasses the application of numerical modeling and analytical techniques to understand depositional patterns and paleoenvironmental conditions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 100 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,104

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0037-0746 / 1365-3091

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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?

N/A

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

GeologyQ1

StratigraphyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geology

Scopus Categories

GeologyStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological formations and processesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis