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Russian Journal of Earth Sciences

Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences · Russian Federation · Est. 1998

ISSN1681-1178
SJR Q3Scopus / 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.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.251
H-Indexi
28
SNIPi
0.408
Total Worksi
910
Total Citationsi
4,893
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.48
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Aims & Scope

Russian Journal of Earth Sciences (RJES) publishes original papers with treatment of all areas of the Earth sciences and interdisciplinary results integrating the achievements of relevant scientific disciplines: geomagnetism, geology, geochemistry, geoinformatics, geography, geoecology, physics of the Earth, seismology, volcanology, geodesy, oil and gas geology and geophysics, remote sensing of the Earth, oceanology, water resources, mining, environment and climate, the study of the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as big data in the Earth sciences and systems analysis of these disciplines. The journal publishes articles in Russian and English. The principal aims of the journal is to disseminate the findings of scientific research conducted by Russian scientists to the international scientific community. Additionally, the journal accepts articles authored by foreign scholars and international research teams for publication. Articles addressing broad issues in Earth sciences and research in Northern Eurasia are particularly encouraged.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation
Primary LanguageEnglish, Russian
1st Year Published1998
Annual Volume~ 92 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications910
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2000
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewone-sided blind review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1681-1178
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
one-sided blind review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English, Russian

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
52
301
2019
54
412
2020
37
208
2021
58
148
2022
81
183
2023
72
102
2024
122
52
2025
58
1
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)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Frequently asked questions about Russian Journal of Earth Sciences

Is Russian Journal of Earth Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Russian Journal of Earth Sciences: 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 Russian Journal of Earth Sciences?

Russian Journal of Earth Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.251.

Is Russian Journal of Earth Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Russian Journal of Earth Sciences is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Russian Journal of Earth Sciences?

Russian Journal of Earth Sciences (RJES) publishes original papers with treatment of all areas of the Earth sciences and interdisciplinary results integrating the achievements of relevant scientific disciplines: geomagnetism, geology, geochemistry, geoinformatics, geography, geoecology, physics of the Earth, seismology, volcanology, geodesy, oil and gas geology and geophysics, remote sensing of the Earth, oceanology, water resources, mining, environment and climate, the study of the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as big data in the Earth sciences and systems analysis of these disciplines. The j

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref