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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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

0.549

H-Indexi

105

SNIPi

0.876

Total Worksi

2,703

Total Citationsi

61,603

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental sciences. Topics: mountains, sustainability, development studies, environmental studies, social-ecological systems, livelihoods

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

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

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9/11 · 82%

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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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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

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Primary language documented?

English

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

841

2019

523

2020

473

2021

342

2022

107

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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Mountain Research and Development?