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First Break

EAGE Publishing BV · Netherlands

ISSN0263-5046

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.281

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.524

Total Works

3,197

Total Citations

27,430

2yr Mean Citedness

0.55

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

First Break is a publication serving the geoscience and engineering community, with an emphasis on the oil and gas E&P industry. It also includes coverage of related areas such as environmental geoscience and mining.

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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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 103 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,197

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

EAGE Publishing BV

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0263-5046

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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

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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.

GeophysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Geophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesReservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsSeismic Waves and AnalysisHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDrilling and Well Engineering