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US Geological Survey Open-File Report

US Geological Survey · United States

ISSN0196-1497

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.228

H-Index

143

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.589

Total Works

37,002

Total Citations

204,954

2yr Mean Citedness

0.97

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

US Geological Survey Open-File Report publishes unpublished manuscript reports, maps, and other material for public consultation and use. These reports serve as a nonpermanent form of publication that can be cited as sources of information in other publications.

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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 States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications37,002

Publisher OrgUnited States Department of the Interior

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

US Geological Survey

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0196-1497

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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

Scopus Categories

Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Water Quality and Resources StudiesArchaeology and Natural HistoryGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies