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Journal of African Earth Sciences

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1983

ISSN1879-1956

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.584

H-Index

121

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.023

Total Works

5,957

Total Citations

124,780

2yr Mean Citedness

1.80

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of African Earth Sciences publishes research articles, short communications, reviews, and book reviews. Its subject areas include geosciences, multidisciplinary, geology, and earth-surface processes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 294 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,957

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-1956

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mappingearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geophysical Studies WorldwidePaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological formations and processesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis