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IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

Institute of Physics · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1755-1315

✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Norwegian Register Level 152

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total37

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2017-02-20). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.22

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.335

Total Worksi

122,337

Total Citationsi

352,843

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 7,898 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications122,337

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Physics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1755-1315

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

19k

67k

2019

19k

72k

2020

29k

78k

2021

11k

28k

2022

9.3k

17k

2023

7.6k

2024

6.9k

1.7k

2025

2.8k

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)Unranked

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Unranked

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Unranked

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food and Agricultural SciencesGeological and Geophysical StudiesFood Industry and Aquatic BiologyAquatic life and conservationPlant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Environmental ManagementBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationMarine and Coastal EcosystemsIndustrial Engineering and TechnologiesLandslides and related hazards

Frequently asked questions about IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

Is IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science a predatory journal?

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-02-20). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science?

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.22.

Is IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science?