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Geologica Belgica

Geologica Belgica · Belgium · Est. 1991

ISSN1374-8505eISSN2034-1954
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
58
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total58
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
0.466
H-Index
29
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.935
Total Works
372
Total Citations
3,785
2yr Mean Citedness
0.77
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Aims & Scope

Geologica Belgica publishes original papers on all aspects of geology, with a special emphasis on the geology of Belgium and surrounding regions. It covers a wide range of geological disciplines, including stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology, structural geology, economic geology, and environmental geology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBelgium
Primary LanguageFrench, English, Dutch
1st Year Published1991
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications372
Publisher OrgUniversity of Liège
OA Since1997
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewPeer review
Review Time~15 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Geologica Belgica
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1374-8505 / 2034-1954
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
French, English, Dutch

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geology

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological formations and processesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideEvolution and Paleontology StudiesHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref