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Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1755-6724

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

310

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 219d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.593

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.777

Total Worksi

6,667

Total Citationsi

48,478

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 123 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,667

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1755-6724

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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

649

3.2k

2019

221

1.2k

2020

274

1.6k

2021

138

949

2022

133

559

2023

112

243

2024

123

110

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.

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mappingearthquake and tectonic studiesHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological and Geophysical StudiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological Studies and ExplorationGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Frequently asked questions about Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Is Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition): it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)?

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 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 1.04.

Is Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)?