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Russian Journal of Pacific Geology

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1819-7159

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.303

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.532

Total Worksi

915

Total Citationsi

4,289

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Provides a close-up view of Earth sciences in the vast Pacific region. Covers a wide range of topics, including paleontology, stratigraphy, geology of ore deposits, seismology, and more. Accepts theoretical and methodical articles covering general issues of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geoecology, and mining. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications915

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1819-7159

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

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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

300

2019

194

2020

193

2021

123

2022

122

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ3

GeologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyOceanographyGeochemistry and PetrologyGeophysicsGeologyStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeological Studies and ExplorationGeochemistry and Geologic Mappingearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological and Geophysical StudiesMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Russian Journal of Pacific Geology

Is Russian Journal of Pacific Geology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Russian Journal of Pacific Geology: 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 Russian Journal of Pacific Geology?

Russian Journal of Pacific Geology 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 0.41.

Is Russian Journal of Pacific Geology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Russian Journal of Pacific Geology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.