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Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth

Pleiades Publishing · United States

ISSN1069-3513eISSN1555-6506
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.397
H-Indexi
34
SNIPi
0.847
Total Worksi
1,784
Total Citationsi
11,597
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.68
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Aims & Scope

Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original research in the physics of the Earth's interior and applied geophysics. Features the studies of geophysical processes, including plate tectonics, seismic activity, gravity, geomagnetism, and thermal properties, to understand the structure and dynamics of the Earth's interior. Published as Izvestiya of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Physics of the Solid Earth (from 1965 to 1991) and Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Geophysics Series (before 1964). Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 95 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications1,784
Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Pleiades Publishing
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1069-3513 / 1555-6506
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
71
659
2019
72
450
2020
82
393
2021
72
343
2022
87
265
2023
103
145
2024
94
49
2025
48
2
2026

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
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesEarthquake Detection and AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesGeological and Geochemical Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth

Is Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth?

Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.68.

Is Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth?

Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original research in the physics of the Earth's interior and applied geophysics. Features the studies of geophysical processes, including plate tectonics, seismic activity, gravity, geomagnetism, and thermal properties, to understand the structure and dynamics of the Earth's interior. Published as Izvestiya of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Physics of the Solid Earth (from 1965 to 1991) and Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Geophysics Series (before 1964). Welcomes submissions in English from all c

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref