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Journal of Gemmology

Gemmological Association and Gem Testing Laboratory of Great Britain · United Kingdom · Est. 1947

ISSN1355-4565eISSN2632-1718

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.285

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.684

Total Worksi

1,988

Total Citationsi

2,839

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Gemmology aims to expand the discussion of research in Geochemistry, Archaeology, Diamond, Optics, Metallurgy, Geology, and Computer science.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

Annual Volume~ 147 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,988

Publisher OrgGemmological Association of Great Britain

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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?

Gemmological Association and Gem Testing Laboratory of Great Britain

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1355-4565 / 2632-1718

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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

146

180

2019

152

142

2020

148

104

2021

171

2022

142

2023

148

2024

150

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Mineralogy

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and Petrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mineralogy and Gemology StudiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisCultural Heritage Materials AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationCrystal Structures and PropertiesMetallurgy and Cultural ArtifactsGeochemistry and Geologic MappingDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchLegal Cases and Commentary

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Gemmology

Is Journal of Gemmology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Gemmology: 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 Journal of Gemmology?

Journal of Gemmology 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 0.05.

Is Journal of Gemmology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Gemmology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.