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Mountain Research and Development

International Mountain Society · Switzerland · Est. 1981

ISSN0276-4741eISSN1994-7151

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.549

H-Indexi

105

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.876

Total Worksi

2,703

Total Citationsi

61,603

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Frequency4 issues per year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,703

Publisher OrgInternational Mountain Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

International Mountain Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0276-4741 / 1994-7151

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

826

2019

505

2020

453

2021

329

2022

100

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.

DevelopmentQ2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Environmental ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeography, Physical

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)DevelopmentEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementCryospheric studies and observationsEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondLandslides and related hazards

Frequently asked questions about Mountain Research and Development

Is Mountain Research and Development a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Mountain Research and Development?

Mountain Research and Development 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 0.84.

Is Mountain Research and Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mountain Research and Development is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.