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Journal of Geodynamics

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0264-3707

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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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 50% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.579

H-Indexi

105

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.923

Total Worksi

2,482

Total Citationsi

65,371

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Geodynamics is an international and interdisciplinary forum for Solid Earth research. It covers scientific methods aimed at understanding deep and shallow processes in various tectonic settings and acting at different time- and length-scales, exploring topics in Tectonics, Subduction, Seismology, Geochemistry and Fault (geology).

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,482

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0264-3707

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.1k

2019

646

2020

410

2021

208

2022

154

2023

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

GeophysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geodynamics

Is Journal of Geodynamics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Geodynamics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Geodynamics?

Journal of Geodynamics 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 1.49.

Is Journal of Geodynamics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Geodynamics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.