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Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0895-9811eISSN1873-0647

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.57

H-Indexi

109

SNIPi

0.826

Total Worksi

5,846

Total Citationsi

102,066

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of South American Earth Sciences publishes peer-reviewed scientific papers pertaining to the South American region, including Mexico, Central America, The Caribbean, and The Antarctic Peninsula. Papers must have regional appeal and present work of more than local significance.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, <Dec. 2002->

StatusActive

Total Publications5,846

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0895-9811 / 1873-0647

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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

366

5.2k

2019

576

7.1k

2020

499

4.9k

2021

419

2.9k

2022

482

2.4k

2023

439

1.3k

2024

464

672

2025

233

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

GeologyQ2

PaleontologyQ2

StratigraphyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyEarth-Surface ProcessesGeologyStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mappingearthquake and tectonic studiesPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological formations and processes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Is Journal of South American Earth Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of South American Earth Sciences: 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 Journal of South American Earth Sciences?

Journal of South American Earth Sciences 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 1.37.

Is Journal of South American Earth Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of South American Earth Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.