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Near Surface Geophysics

EAGE Publishing BV · Netherlands · Est. 2002

ISSN1569-4445eISSN1873-0604

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.487

H-Index

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SNIP

1.003

Total Works

1,302

Total Citations

19,231

2yr Mean Citedness

0.84

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on near-surface geophysical methods and their applications. It covers techniques such as ground-penetrating radar, seismic methods, electrical resistivity tomography, and potential field methods. Applications include subsurface interpretation, hazard detection, resource exploration, and groundwater management.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,302

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

EAGE Publishing BV

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1569-4445 / 1873-0604

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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.

GeophysicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Geophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsSeismic Waves and AnalysisGeophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsSeismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarthquake Detection and AnalysisMicrowave Imaging and Scattering AnalysisNMR spectroscopy and applicationsSeismology and Earthquake StudiesSoil Moisture and Remote SensingUnderwater Acoustics Research