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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

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

166

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 117d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.407

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.661

Total Worksi

1,484

Total Citationsi

20,464

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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

Citations received

515

2019

592

2020

366

2021

218

2022

195

2023

141

2024

103

2025

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

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

Frequently asked questions about Geosciences Journal

Is Geosciences Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geosciences Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Geosciences Journal?

Geosciences Journal 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 1.22.

Is Geosciences Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geosciences Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.