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Moscow University Geology Bulletin

Pleiades Publishing · United States · Est. 1974

ISSN1934-8436

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.236

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.452

Total Worksi

1,269

Total Citationsi

3,114

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Moscow University Geology Bulletin publishes scientific articles, short reports, and critical reviews spanning all domains of geology. It covers mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology, geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology, volcanology, economic geology, and environmental geology. The journal also disseminates research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, emphasizing theoretical and applied aspects of geological processes, mineral resources, and environmental geology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Annual Volume~ 87 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,269

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pleiades Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1934-8436

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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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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?

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

191

2019

165

2020

115

2021

102

2022

2023

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geology

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological Studies and ExplorationGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringMarine and environmental studiesMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomenaearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeological and Geophysical Studies

Frequently asked questions about Moscow University Geology Bulletin

Is Moscow University Geology Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Moscow University Geology Bulletin: 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 Moscow University Geology Bulletin?

Moscow University Geology Bulletin 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 0.36.

Is Moscow University Geology Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Moscow University Geology Bulletin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.