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International Journal of Geomechanics

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN1532-3641eISSN1943-5622

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.001

H-Indexi

102

SNIPi

1.336

Total Worksi

4,337

Total Citationsi

88,777

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Geological; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Soil Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 403 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,337

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Civil Engineers

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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?

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-3641 / 1943-5622

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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

243

6.8k

2019

332

7.8k

2020

369

6.2k

2021

384

5.4k

2022

358

3.2k

2023

410

2.6k

2024

441

916

2025

246

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.

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Geological

Scopus Categories

Soil ScienceGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresGeotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisGeotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsRock Mechanics and ModelingLandslides and related hazardsSoil and Unsaturated FlowGrouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsDam Engineering and SafetyTunneling and Rock Mechanics

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Geomechanics

Is International Journal of Geomechanics a predatory journal?

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

International Journal of Geomechanics 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 2.64.

Is International Journal of Geomechanics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Geomechanics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Geomechanics?