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Nature Geoscience

Nature Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1752-0908

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

6.141

H-Indexi

340

SNIPi

4.032

Total Worksi

4,878

Total Citationsi

501,735

2yr Mean Citednessi

10.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Understanding the Earth's history and its future evolution is becoming ever more important as the human influence on climate and landscapes, the oceans and the atmosphere expands. Nature Geoscience is a monthly multi-disciplinary journal aimed at bringing together top-quality research across the entire spectrum of the Earth Sciences along with relevant work in related areas. The journal's content reflects all the disciplines within the geosciences, encompassing field work, modelling and theoretical studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,878

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewfair, rapid and rigorous peer review process

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nature Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1752-0908

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

fair, rapid and rigorous peer review process

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

224

30k

2019

162

18k

2020

201

17k

2021

225

12k

2022

253

8.9k

2023

258

6.7k

2024

269

1.9k

2025

199

235

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)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsClimate variability and modelsCryospheric studies and observationsAstro and Planetary ScienceAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsPlanetary Science and ExplorationPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Frequently asked questions about Nature Geoscience

Is Nature Geoscience a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nature Geoscience: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Nature Geoscience?

Nature Geoscience 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 10.62.

Is Nature Geoscience indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nature Geoscience is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.