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First Break

EAGE Publishing BV · Netherlands

ISSN0263-5046

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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

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

0.327

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.524

Total Worksi

3,197

Total Citationsi

27,430

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

509

2019

405

2020

106

232

2021

264

2022

105

146

2023

108

119

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about First Break

Is First Break a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for First Break: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of First Break?

First Break is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.327.

Is First Break indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

First Break is indexed in Scopus.