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Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN1086-9379eISSN1945-5100

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.795

H-Index

136

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.941

Total Works

7,852

Total Citations

141,961

2yr Mean Citedness

1.89

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on meteorites, including their mineralogy, petrology, and chemical and isotopic compositions. It also covers studies of asteroid samples, tektites, and terrestrial impact structures. Research includes analyses of presolar grains, organic matter, and the effects of aqueous alteration and terrestrial weathering on extraterrestrial materials. The journal also addresses the classification of meteorites and the history of impact research.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 196 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications7,852

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1086-9379 / 1945-5100

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

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.

GeophysicsQ2

Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Astro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchIsotope Analysis in Ecology