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International Journal of Speleology

Societa Speleologica Italiana · Italy

ISSN0392-6672eISSN1827-806X

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

0.383

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.609

Total Works

1,085

Total Citations

14,982

2yr Mean Citedness

0.70

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Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Speleology (IJS) is an open access journal dedicated to the study of caves and karst environments. It publishes original research articles, reviews, and short communications on all aspects of speleology, including geology, hydrology, biology, archaeology, and history of caves.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,085

Publisher OrgSocietà Speleologica Italiana

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

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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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Societa Speleologica Italiana

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0392-6672 / 1827-806X

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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?

No APC (Free)

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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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Karst Systems and HydrogeologySubterranean biodiversity and taxonomyGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorMarine Biology and Ecology Research