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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

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

0.773

H-Index

110

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.349

Total Works

4,994

Total Citations

111,595

2yr Mean Citedness

2.46

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1949

Annual Volume~ 194 articles / year

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

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