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Journal of Seismic Exploration

Geophysical Press LTD. · France

ISSN0963-0651

SJR Q4✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.201

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.172

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

337

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications84

Publisher OrgSociety of Exploration Geophysicists

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Geophysical Press LTD.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0963-0651

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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

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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 PetrologyQ4

GeophysicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesSeismic Waves and AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisReservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsSeismology and Earthquake StudiesHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsUnderwater Acoustics Researchearthquake and tectonic studiesGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Seismic Exploration

Is Journal of Seismic Exploration a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Seismic Exploration: 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 Seismic Exploration?

Journal of Seismic Exploration 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 0.11.

Is Journal of Seismic Exploration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Seismic Exploration is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Seismic Exploration?