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Geochemical Transactions

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1467-4866

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.659

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.48

Total Worksi

297

Total Citationsi

11,501

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry and Petrology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 9 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications297

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since1999

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSBritish Library; National Library of the Netherlands; Library of CongressPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-4866

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, British Library; National Library of the Netherlands; Library of Congress, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

703

2018

161

2019

102

2020

2021

2022

2023

125

2024

2025

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 PetrologyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and Petrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mine drainage and remediation techniquesGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisIron oxide chemistry and applicationsHeavy metals in environmentGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisArsenic contamination and mitigationRadioactive element chemistry and processingMarine and coastal ecosystemsMetal Extraction and Bioleaching

Frequently asked questions about Geochemical Transactions

Is Geochemical Transactions a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geochemical Transactions: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Geochemical Transactions?

Geochemical Transactions is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.659.

Is Geochemical Transactions indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geochemical Transactions is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Geochemical Transactions?