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Geological Bulletin of China

Editorial Board of Geology in China · China · Est. 2002

ISSN1671-2552

SJR Q3✓ 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. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.343

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.559

Total Worksi

1,715

Total Citationsi

9,256

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2020)

Total Publications1,715

Publisher OrgEditorial Board of Geology in China

Region🌍 Global South

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Editorial Board of Geology in China

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1671-2552

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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

129

338

2014

128

470

2015

160

107

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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 and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeoscience and Mining TechnologyGeomechanics and Mining EngineeringGeological Studies and ExplorationPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsRemote Sensing and Land Use

Frequently asked questions about Geological Bulletin of China

Is Geological Bulletin of China a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geological Bulletin of China: 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 Geological Bulletin of China?

Geological Bulletin of China is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.343.

Is Geological Bulletin of China indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geological Bulletin of China is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Geological Bulletin of China?