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Yantu Lixue/Rock and Soil Mechanics

Academia Sinica · China

ISSN1000-7598eISSN1000-7598
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total50
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
0.739
H-Index
28
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.125
Total Works
7,302
Total Citations
19,632
2yr Mean Citedness
1.83
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the mechanical behavior of soil and rock materials under various conditions. It investigates the performance of geotechnical structures like retaining walls, piles, and tunnels, as well as the properties of different soil types including soft soils, peaty soils, and tailings sand. The journal also explores the application of advanced materials and techniques such as 3D printing for rock analogs, geopolymer stabilization, and polymer mortars for energy storage caverns.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
36
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications7,302
Publisher OrgAcademia Sinica
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~36 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Academia Sinica
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1000-7598 / 1000-7598
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2024

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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2
Soil ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Geological

Scopus Categories

Soil ScienceGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geomechanics and Mining EngineeringCivil and Geotechnical Engineering ResearchSoil, Finite Element MethodsGeoscience and Mining TechnologyGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref