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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.505

H-Index

105

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.876

Total Works

2,703

Total Citations

61,603

2yr Mean Citedness

0.84

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Aims & Scope

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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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

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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