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Geology Today

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0266-6979

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.576

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

2,539

Total Citationsi

6,997

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Earth-Surface Processes; Geology; Paleontology; Stratigraphy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,539

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0266-6979

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

200

2022

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

GeologyQ2

PaleontologyQ2

StratigraphyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyEarth-Surface ProcessesGeologyStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeochemistry and Geologic MappingPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological Modeling and AnalysisGeological Studies and Exploration

Frequently asked questions about Geology Today

Is Geology Today a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geology Today: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Geology Today?

Geology Today is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.576.

Is Geology Today indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geology Today is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Geology Today?