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Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Springer · United States

ISSN0038-0741eISSN1573-9279

SJR Q3✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.243

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.465

Total Worksi

5,521

Total Citationsi

9,902

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering is an international journal that presents the latest achievements in soil and rock mechanics theory, experimental investigations, and geotechnical and foundation engineering. Focuses on investigations of geotechnical and foundation problems in regions with regular and extreme soil conditions. Discusses innovative solutions in the field. Provides international coverage from leading specialists. A translation of the Russian peer-reviewed journal Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mechanica Gruntov. Established over 50 years ago, it is a comprehensive source of knowledge for engineers, researchers, and design specialists.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 82 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,521

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0038-0741 / 1573-9279

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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?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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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

528

2019

497

2020

373

2021

282

2022

132

2023

140

2024

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.

Energy (miscellaneous)Q3

Ocean EngineeringQ3

Soil ScienceQ3

Water Science and TechnologyQ3

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Geological

Scopus Categories

Ocean EngineeringWater Science and TechnologySoil ScienceGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyEnergy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringLegal and Regulatory AnalysisMilitary Technology and StrategiesLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization

Frequently asked questions about Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

Is Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering: 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 Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering?

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 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 0.79.

Is Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.