Journal of Geomechanics
Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences Institute of Geomechanics · China
ISSN1006-6616
SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
33
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ Scopus Q2+18
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total33
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 ↗
Aims & Scope
Journal of Geomechanics (地质力学学报) is a Chinese core journal, a Chinese science and technology core journal, and a source journal for the CSCD core library. It covers research in geomechanics, including tectonic systems and structural geology, in-situ stress and tectonic stress fields, energy geology, geological disasters and engineering geology, and other related fields.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
29
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
General Information
Country / RegionChina
Primary LanguageChinese
1st Year Published—
StatusActive
Total Publications—
Submission Info
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~29 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%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
✅
Peer review process documented?
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
✅
Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
SJR Quartile by Discipline
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
Geochemistry and PetrologyQ2
GeologyQ2
GeophysicsQ2
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2
Subject Classification
Scopus Categories
Geochemistry and PetrologyGeophysicsGeologyGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref