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Earth, Planets and Space

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 1949

ISSN1880-5981eISSN1880-5981

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

230

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 199d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · 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 (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.862

H-Indexi

110

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.349

Total Worksi

4,994

Total Citationsi

111,595

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; Astronomy: Geodesy; Geology. Topics: earth sciences, geomagnetism, geodesy, seismology, planetary sciences, space sciences

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1949

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,994

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~29 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoKoninklijke Bibliotheek; Library of Congress; National Science Library, Chinese Academy of SciencesCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1880-5981 / 1880-5981

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

Portico, Koninklijke Bibliotheek; Library of Congress; National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 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

145

2.7k

2019

189

4.4k

2020

235

4.4k

2021

193

2.7k

2022

189

1.5k

2023

182

2024

218

358

2025

139

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

Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsEarthquake Detection and AnalysisGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsSeismic Waves and AnalysisGeological and Geochemical AnalysisSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

Frequently asked questions about Earth, Planets and Space

Is Earth, Planets and Space a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Earth, Planets and Space: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Earth, Planets and Space?

Earth, Planets and Space 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 2.46.

Is Earth, Planets and Space indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Earth, Planets and Space is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Earth, Planets and Space?