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Geophysical Journal International

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0956-540XeISSN1365-246X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.123

H-Indexi

220

SNIPi

1.165

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 499 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0956-540X / 1365-246X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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

584

14k

2019

616

13k

2020

533

8.9k

2021

526

6.4k

2022

497

4.5k

2023

460

2.7k

2024

541

1.1k

2025

349

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesSeismic Waves and AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsSeismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesGeophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarthquake Detection and AnalysisGeology and Paleoclimatology Research

Frequently asked questions about Geophysical Journal International

Is Geophysical Journal International a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geophysical Journal International: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Geophysical Journal International?

Geophysical Journal International 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.

Is Geophysical Journal International indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geophysical Journal International is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Geophysical Journal International?