GFF

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1873

ISSN1103-5897eISSN2000-0863

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.269

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,467

Total Citationsi

16,602

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

GFF is an international scientific journal that publishes papers covering the whole field of geology and palaeontology. Its scope includes petrology, mineralogy, stratigraphy, systematic palaeontology, palaeogeography, historical geology, and Quaternary studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1873

Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,467

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1103-5897 / 2000-0863

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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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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

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

394

2018

292

2019

206

2020

179

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

GeologyQ3

PaleontologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

GeologyPaleontology

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeological formations and processesGeological Studies and ExplorationHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisMarine Biology and Ecology Researchearthquake and tectonic studies

Frequently asked questions about GFF

Is GFF a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for GFF: 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 GFF?

GFF 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 0.23.

Is GFF indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

GFF is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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