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Geology in China

Science Press · China

ISSN1000-3657

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.558

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.054

Total Worksi

1,133

Total Citationsi

5,699

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageChinese, English

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,133

Publisher OrgChina Geological Survey

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Science Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1000-3657

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

Chinese, 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

129

569

2013

103

264

2014

345

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

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.

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological and Geophysical StudiesHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological and Geochemical Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Geology in China

Is Geology in China a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geology in China: it is indexed in 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 Geology in China?

Geology in China is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.558.

Is Geology in China indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geology in China is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Geology in China?