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Geological Quarterly

Polish Geological Institute · Poland · Est. 1957

ISSN1641-7291eISSN2082-5099

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.393

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.529

Total Worksi

3,259

Total Citationsi

16,232

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1957

Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,259

Publisher OrgPolish Geological Institute

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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OA License—

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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?

Polish Geological Institute

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1641-7291 / 2082-5099

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

342

2019

401

2020

139

2021

2022

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.

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geology

Scopus Categories

Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological Formations and Processes ExplorationGeology and Environmental Impact StudiesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesIntegrated Water Resources ManagementPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeotechnical and Mining EngineeringGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAncient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesGeological formations and processesMarine and environmental studies

Frequently asked questions about Geological Quarterly

Is Geological Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geological Quarterly: 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 Geological Quarterly?

Geological Quarterly 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 0.29.

Is Geological Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geological Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Geological Quarterly?