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Earthquake Science

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 1959

ISSN1867-8777

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.781

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.983

Total Worksi

829

Total Citationsi

6,769

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Geology; Geophysics; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1959

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications829

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1867-8777

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

117

2020

456

2021

289

2022

471

2023

197

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.

GeologyQ1

GeophysicsQ1

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

GeophysicsGeologyGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesSeismic Waves and AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsEarthquake Detection and AnalysisSeismology and Earthquake StudiesSeismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisSeismic Performance and AnalysisGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresGeological and Geophysical Studies

Frequently asked questions about Earthquake Science

Is Earthquake Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Earthquake Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Earthquake Science?

Earthquake Science 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 2.21.

Is Earthquake Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Earthquake Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Earthquake Science?