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Journal of Natural Disasters

Institute of Engineering Mechanics (IEM) · China

ISSN1004-4574

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.

📊 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

0.374

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.72

Total Worksi

1,930

Total Citationsi

3,414

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,930

Publisher OrgScience Press

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Engineering Mechanics (IEM)

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1004-4574

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

141

179

2010

153

254

2011

121

220

2012

133

170

2013

2014

2015

2017

2019

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote Sensing and Land UseEnvironmental and Agricultural SciencesEvaluation Methods in Various FieldsSafety and Risk ManagementEnvironmental Changes in ChinaLandslides and related hazardsAdvanced Computational Techniques and ApplicationsFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementAdvanced Decision-Making TechniquesSimulation and Modeling Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Natural Disasters

Is Journal of Natural Disasters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Natural Disasters: 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 Journal of Natural Disasters?

Journal of Natural Disasters is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.374.

Is Journal of Natural Disasters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Natural Disasters is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Natural Disasters?