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JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE

CHINA UNIV GEOSCIENCES, WUHAN · CN · Est. 1970

ISSN1674-487XeISSN1867-111X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

520

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 95d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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

1.08

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.255

Total Worksi

2,291

Total Citationsi

27,763

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Earth Science (JES) , founded in 1990, is a bimonthly geological journal published by China University of Geosciences for the dissemination of information about all branches of geology and associated technologies in the exploration and utilization of Earth resources. JES reports essential and original academic research results in all fields of Earth Sciences. The English version of JES was started in cooperation with the international publisher Springer in 2009, and Springer is authorized as the only publisher to globally publish the electronic version of JES.

General Information

Country / RegionCN

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Frequencybimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,291

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CHINA UNIV GEOSCIENCES, WUHAN

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1674-487X / 1867-111X

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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

105

1.8k

2019

1.5k

2020

116

2021

137

1.7k

2022

160

2023

190

1.3k

2024

218

774

2025

118

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeological and Geophysical StudiesPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchLandslides and related hazardsGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE

Is JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE: 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 JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE?

JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE 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 3.52.

Is JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.