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Tectonics

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States

ISSN0278-7407eISSN1944-9194

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.548

H-Indexi

216

SNIPi

1.288

Total Worksi

4,994

Total Citationsi

289,842

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Geochemistry and Petrology; Geophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,994

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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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0278-7407 / 1944-9194

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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

221

2019

247

6.3k

2020

204

3.5k

2021

178

2.4k

2022

156

1.6k

2023

156

839

2024

204

507

2025

117

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1

GeophysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Frequently asked questions about Tectonics

Is Tectonics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Tectonics: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Tectonics?

Tectonics 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 2.27.

Is Tectonics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Tectonics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Tectonics?