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Geologica Acta

Universitat de Barcelona · Spain · Est. 2003

ISSN1696-5728

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.418

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.792

Total Works

511

Total Citations

11,015

2yr Mean Citedness

0.53

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the geological evolution of various regions, including structural geology, stratigraphy, paleontology, and geochronology. Articles focus on tectonic settings, sedimentary processes, and the characterization of geological formations and their associated mineral resources.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications511

Publisher OrgCartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~33 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universitat de Barcelona

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1696-5728

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geology

Scopus Categories