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International Journal of Earth Sciences

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1910

ISSN1437-3254eISSN1437-3262

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.643

H-Indexi

136

SNIPi

0.869

Total Worksi

7,484

Total Citationsi

148,492

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Earth Sciences is a comprehensive resource for research and review papers on earth's history and processes. Covers topics like dynamics of the lithosphere, tectonics and volcanology, sedimentology, and evolution of life. Includes studies on marine and continental ecosystems, global dynamics of physicochemical cycles and mineral deposits.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1910

FrequencyBimonthly, 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,484

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1437-3254 / 1437-3262

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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?

N/A

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

135

2.1k

2019

155

2.2k

2020

176

1.8k

2021

142

1.1k

2022

522

2023

117

432

2024

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological formations and processesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideGeological Formations and Processes ExplorationHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Earth Sciences

Is International Journal of Earth Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Earth Sciences: 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 International Journal of Earth Sciences?

International Journal of Earth Sciences 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 1.94.

Is International Journal of Earth Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Earth Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.