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Geotectonics

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 1967

ISSN1556-1976

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

306

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 218d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.402

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.869

Total Worksi

871

Total Citationsi

8,342

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Geotectonics is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the study of the Earth's lithosphere and the large-scale processes that shape the structure and movement of its rigid outer shell. Covers general and regional tectonics, structural geology, geodynamics, and experimental tectonics. Explores the relationship of tectonics to the earth's deep structure, magmatism, metamorphism, and mineral resources. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications871

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1556-1976

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

Citations received

354

2018

424

2019

422

2020

335

2021

163

2022

148

2023

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.

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological Studies and ExplorationHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeochemistry and Geologic MappingHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological and Geophysical StudiesMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaGeotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringEarthquake Detection and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Geotectonics

Is Geotectonics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geotectonics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Geotectonics?

Geotectonics 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 0.62.

Is Geotectonics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geotectonics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.