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Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0886-6236eISSN1944-9224

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

2.509

H-Index

285

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.521

Total Works

3,956

Total Citations

406,471

2yr Mean Citedness

3.76

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Global Biogeochemical Cycles publishes research on the cycling of elements and compounds within Earth's systems. Articles focus on the sources, sinks, transformations, and transport of elements like carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and iron in various environmental compartments, including the atmosphere, oceans, land, and sediments. The journal investigates how these biogeochemical cycles are influenced by natural processes and anthropogenic activities, and their implications for climate and ecosystem function.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,956

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0886-6236 / 1944-9224

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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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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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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.

Atmospheric ScienceQ1

Environmental ChemistryQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Global and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and coastal ecosystemsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes