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Science China Earth Sciences

Science China Press · China · Est. 1996

ISSN1674-7313eISSN1869-1897

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.696

H-Index

115

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.861

Total Works

3,468

Total Citations

89,260

2yr Mean Citedness

3.71

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Aims & Scope

Science China Earth Sciences is a scholarly journal publishing original results in all areas of earth sciences. Offers both basic and applied research in earth sciences, and suggests new directions for future research as well.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,468

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

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?

Science China Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1674-7313 / 1869-1897

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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

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsClimate variability and modelsHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping