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Developments in Clay Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2006

ISSN1572-4352

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.133

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

332

Total Citationsi

13,036

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry and Petrology; Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications332

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-4352

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

5.1k

2013

434

2015

517

2016

585

2017

317

2018

2022

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ4

GeologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Clay minerals and soil interactionsIron oxide chemistry and applicationsSoil and Unsaturated FlowLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsTherapeutic Uses of Natural ElementsPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesMesoporous Materials and CatalysisPlanetary Science and ExplorationHuman auditory perception and evaluationGeological and Geochemical Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Developments in Clay Science

Is Developments in Clay Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Developments in Clay Science: it is indexed in 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 Developments in Clay Science?

Developments in Clay Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.133.

Is Developments in Clay Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Developments in Clay Science is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Developments in Clay Science?