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Geological Magazine

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1864

ISSN1469-5081

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.716

H-Index

127

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.847

Total Works

24,386

Total Citations

160,565

2yr Mean Citedness

0.86

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Geological Magazine publishes original papers, review articles, rapid communications, and discussions about all aspects of the geosciences. It covers topics such as climate-driven global warming, environmental stress, lithostratigraphic data, and high-resolution faunal analyses.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1864

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications24,386

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-5081

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

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2022

2023

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2025

2026

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.

GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological Studies and ExplorationGeological formations and processesLegal case studies and regulationsEvolution and Paleontology StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies