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Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences

Estonian Academy Publishers · Estonia · Est. 1990

ISSN1736-4728eISSN1736-7557
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 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
0.248
H-Indexi
33
CiteScorei
1.7
SNIPi
0.672
Total Worksi
817
Total Citationsi
7,287
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.64
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

In connection with the war in Ukraine, the Estonian Academy Publishers temporarily suspends processing manuscripts of authors affiliated in the institutions of the Russian Federation and Republic of Belarus,except for submissions toLinguistica Uralica.(Council for the Estonian Academy Publishers) TheEstonian Journal of Earth Sciencesis is an international open access scientific journal of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, published in collaboration with the Department of Geology of the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences at the University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tallinn University and the Geological Survey of Estonia. The journal publishes primary research articles, review papers and short communications in the English language. Research articles and review papers are provided with short Estonian summaries.All papers to be published in the journal are peer reviewed internationally.The journal is open for publications in all fields of Earth sciences, including besides different geologicalsensu latodisciplines, also geography and oceanography having certain connection with our part of the world, North Europe and the Baltic area in particular. In the Estonian Research Information System administered by the Estonian Research Council, theEstonian Journal of Earth Sciencesis classified under category 1.1.By submitting manuscripts to theEstonian Journal of Earth Sciencesthe authors agree that the article, if accepted and published, will become licensed under theCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Articles are published online on a continuous basis as soon as they are ready, ensuring timely dissemination of research findings. From 2007-2022, the journal was published quarterly, and deadlines of printed versions were the following:Issue 1: 20 MarchIssue 2: 20 JuneIssue 3: 20 SeptemberIssue 4: 20 December

General Information

Country / RegionEstonia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1990
FrequencyBiannually
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications817
Publisher OrgEstonian Academy Publishers
OA Since2006
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Estonian Academy Publishers
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1736-4728 / 1736-7557
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

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
19
123
2019
24
129
2020
17
75
2021
15
67
2022
87
76
2023
16
21
2024
14
9
2025
4
0
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
Water Science and TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological Studies and ExplorationMarine and environmental studiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeological Formations and Processes ExplorationHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological formations and processesGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisMarine Biology and Ecology Research

Frequently asked questions about Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences

Is Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences?

Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.7.

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

Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

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

In connection with the war in Ukraine, the Estonian Academy Publishers temporarily suspends processing manuscripts of authors affiliated in the institutions of the Russian Federation and Republic of Belarus,except for submissions toLinguistica Uralica.(Council for the Estonian Academy Publishers) TheEstonian Journal of Earth Sciencesis is an international open access scientific journal of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, published in collaboration with the Department of Geology of the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences at the University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, the Est

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