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Carsologica Sinica

Institute of Karst Geology of Chinese Academy of Geology Sciences · China · Est. 1982

ISSN1001-4810
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
27
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total27
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 ↗
SJR Score
0.318
H-Index
10
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.352
Total Works
695
Total Citations
1,039
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope

Carsologica Sinicawas founded in 1982 and has been the only public academic journal in the field of karst in China. It is supervised by Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS), sponsored by, the Institute of Karst Geology, CAGS, and co-sponsored by The International Research Center on Karst under the Auspices of UNESCO, Committee of Karst Geology and Committee of Speleology, Geological Society of China. The journal is a bimonthly publication. Carsologica Sinicais aimed at publishing papers on themes of resources and environment, and presenting new achievements, new understanding and new methods of scientific and technological studies on karst. The Journal’s mission is to advocate academic contention, and enrich and improve research methods of karst geology with the purpose of promoting social and economic construction. HenceCarsologica Sinicawill be transformed into “an important window for overseas understanding of China’s karst research and an authoritative forum for domestic academic exchanges in this field”. Carsologica Sinicaincludes coverage ofbasic theories on karst,hydrological and engineering geology, environmental geology and ecological geology, tourism geology, etc. It mainly attracts the readership interested in fields of karst geology, geography, hydrology and hydropower, architecture, agriculture, forestry, tourism and environmental science. Setting columns of basic theories, hydrological and engineering geology, environmental geology, ecological geology, tourism geology, etc.,Carsologica Sinicamainly publishes research papers on basic theories of karst geology, karst landforms and caves, karst hydrological and engineering geology, karst environmental geology, karst ecological geology, karst mineral geology, karst tourism geology, karst exploration and testing technology, and the others. It also welcomes contributions about introductions of typical karst landscapes at home and abroad, reports of karst academic development, book reviews, etc. Sinc

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
45
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina
Primary LanguageChinese, English
1st Year Published1982
Frequencybimonthly
StatusActive
Total Publications695
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~45 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

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute of Karst Geology of Chinese Academy of Geology Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1001-4810
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
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?
Chinese, 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
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

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.

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3
Nature and Landscape ConservationQ3
StratigraphyQ3
Water Science and TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Water Science and TechnologyNature and Landscape ConservationStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Karst Systems and HydrogeologyGeoscience and Mining TechnologyRemote Sensing and Land UseEnvironmental Changes in ChinaEnvironmental and Agricultural Sciences
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref