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Geology Today

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0266-6979

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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 50% 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

0.576

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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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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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

2019

2020

2021

195

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. 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?