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Petrology

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 1993

ISSN1556-2085

SJR Q3✓ 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?

227

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 66d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.417

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.976

Total Worksi

878

Total Citationsi

9,687

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Petrology is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of rocks. Covers all aspects of theoretical, experimental, and applied petrology. Explores magmatic, metamorphic, and experimental petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry. Gives special consideration to studies on the petrography of different regions. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications878

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?

1556-2085

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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

250

2019

296

2020

231

2021

164

2022

124

2023

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & GeophysicsMineralogy

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and Petrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological Studies and ExplorationMineralogy and Gemology StudiesHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisPlanetary Science and ExplorationClay minerals and soil interactions

Frequently asked questions about Petrology

Is Petrology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Petrology: 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 Petrology?

Petrology 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 0.75.

Is Petrology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Petrology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.