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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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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

Total54

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⚡ 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

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.308

H-Indexi

143

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.589

Total Worksi

37,002

Total Citationsi

204,954

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

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US Geological Survey Open-File Report publishes unpublished manuscript reports, maps, and other material for public consultation and use.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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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

Citations received

143

885

2019

132

693

2020

141

1.2k

2021

126

405

2022

203

2023

168

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about US Geological Survey Open-File Report

Is US Geological Survey Open-File Report a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for US Geological Survey Open-File Report: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 54/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of US Geological Survey Open-File Report?

US Geological Survey Open-File Report is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.308.

Is US Geological Survey Open-File Report indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

US Geological Survey Open-File Report is indexed in Scopus.