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Geophysical Research Letters

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States

ISSN0094-8276eISSN1944-8007
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.949
H-Indexi
425
SNIPi
1.4
Total Worksi
52,450
Total Citationsi
2,746,663
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.81
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencySemimonthly, 1992-
StatusActive
Total Publications52,450
Publisher OrgAmerican Geophysical Union
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0094-8276 / 1944-8007
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
1.6k
69k
2019
1.9k
80k
2020
1.8k
52k
2021
1.8k
42k
2022
1.6k
23k
2023
1.8k
17k
2024
2.1k
7.1k
2025
1.5k
522
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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
GeophysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsearthquake and tectonic studiesSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsAtmospheric Ozone and Climate

Frequently asked questions about Geophysical Research Letters

Is Geophysical Research Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geophysical Research Letters: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Geophysical Research Letters?

Geophysical Research Letters 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 3.81.

Is Geophysical Research Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geophysical Research Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Geophysical Research Letters?

Subject areas: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geophysics.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref