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Geologica Acta

Universitat de Barcelona · Spain · Est. 2003

ISSN1696-5728

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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 ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.356

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.792

Total Worksi

511

Total Citationsi

11,015

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geology.

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

Citations received

2019

196

2020

2021

2022

339

2023

2024

2025

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.

GeologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geology

Scopus Categories

Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwideearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological formations and processesEvolution and Paleontology StudiesGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin AmericaGeochemistry and Geologic MappingHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Frequently asked questions about Geologica Acta

Is Geologica Acta a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geologica Acta: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Geologica Acta?

Geologica Acta 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 0.53.

Is Geologica Acta indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geologica Acta is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Geologica Acta?