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Earth Science Frontiers

di xue qian yuan bian ji bu · China · Est. 1994

ISSN1005-2321

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

0.659

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.773

Total Worksi

1,308

Total Citationsi

10,134

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Earth Science Frontiers is a comprehensive academic journal that publishes original research and review articles on all aspects of earth sciences. It covers a wide range of topics including geology, geophysics, geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, paleontology, environmental geology, and resource exploration. The journal aims to promote interdisciplinary research and foster collaboration among scientists worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,308

Publisher Orgdi xue qian yuan bian ji bu

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

di xue qian yuan bian ji bu

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1005-2321

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

121

738

2014

824

2015

271

2016

2017

2018

2019

198

2020

361

2021

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)

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological and Geochemical Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Earth Science Frontiers

Is Earth Science Frontiers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Earth Science Frontiers: 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 Earth Science Frontiers?

Earth Science Frontiers is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.659.

Is Earth Science Frontiers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Earth Science Frontiers is indexed in Scopus.