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Acta Carsologica

ZRC SAZU, Zalozba ZRC · Slovenia · Est. 1955

ISSN1580-2612

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.348

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.769

Total Worksi

802

Total Citationsi

7,682

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Acta Carsologica publishes original research papers and reviews, letters, essays and reports covering topics related to specific of karst areas. These comprise, but are not limited to karst geology, hydrology, and geomorphology, speleology, hydrogeology, biospeleology and history of karst science.

General Information

Country / RegionSlovenia

Primary LanguageSlovenian

1st Year Published1955

Frequencythree issues per year

StatusActive

Total Publications802

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ZRC SAZU, Zalozba ZRC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1580-2612

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Slovenian

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

104

2018

163

2019

2020

100

2021

2022

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface Processes

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Karst Systems and HydrogeologyMarine and environmental studiesGeological Formations and Processes ExplorationGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologySubterranean biodiversity and taxonomyGroundwater and Watershed AnalysisGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryLandslides and related hazardsGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Frequently asked questions about Acta Carsologica

Is Acta Carsologica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Carsologica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Carsologica?

Acta Carsologica 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 0.22.

Is Acta Carsologica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Carsologica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Carsologica?

How much does it cost to publish in Acta Carsologica?

Acta Carsologica is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.