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Geosciences Journal

Korean Association of Geoscience Societies · South Korea · Est. 1981

ISSN1226-4806eISSN1598-7477

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

0.383

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.661

Total Works

1,484

Total Citations

20,464

2yr Mean Citedness

1.22

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Aims & Scope

Geosciences Journal is an international journal publishing research articles in various geoscientific disciplines. Covers a broad range of geoscientific disciplines, including geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and more. Scope includes paleontology, mineralogy, petrology, stratigraphy, sedimentology and remote sensing.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Frequencybimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,484

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Association of Geoscience Societies

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1226-4806 / 1598-7477

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

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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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological formations and processesHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological and Geophysical StudiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGroundwater flow and contamination studies