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Earth Science Informatics

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 2008

ISSN1865-0473eISSN1865-0481
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.761
H-Indexi
58
SNIPi
0.97
Total Worksi
2,099
Total Citationsi
24,831
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.75
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Earth Science Informatics [ESIN] aims for rapid publication of high-quality, current, cutting-edge, and provocative scientific work in the area of Earth Science Informatics as it relates to Earth systems science and space science. Appropriate subject matter include: Articles on the application of formal and computational methods, computational Earth science, spatial and temporal analyses, and all aspects of computer applications to the Earth system. Research, methodology, and software articles. Editorials, comments, and book and software reviews. Review articles of relevant findings, topics, and methodologies.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2008
Annual Volume~ 378 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,099
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Verlag
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1865-0473 / 1865-0481
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
59
1.7k
2019
119
2.5k
2020
175
3k
2021
188
2.7k
2022
281
3.7k
2023
419
3.7k
2024
435
2.1k
2025
155
49
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

Computer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Remote-Sensing Image ClassificationFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesGeochemistry and Geologic MappingHydrological Forecasting Using AIRemote Sensing in AgricultureLandslides and related hazardsRemote Sensing and Land UseRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsSoil Geostatistics and Mapping

Frequently asked questions about Earth Science Informatics

Is Earth Science Informatics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Earth Science Informatics: 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 Earth Science Informatics?

Earth Science Informatics 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 4.75.

Is Earth Science Informatics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Earth Science Informatics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Earth Science Informatics?

Earth Science Informatics [ESIN] aims for rapid publication of high-quality, current, cutting-edge, and provocative scientific work in the area of Earth Science Informatics as it relates to Earth systems science and space science. Appropriate subject matter include: Articles on the application of formal and computational methods, computational Earth science, spatial and temporal analyses, and all aspects of computer applications to the Earth system. Research, methodology, and software articles. Editorials, comments, and book and software reviews. Review articles of relevant findings, topics, a

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