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Seismological Research Letters

Seismological Society of America · United States · Est. 1929

ISSN1938-2057

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.24

H-Indexi

126

SNIPi

1.092

Total Worksi

7,075

Total Citationsi

109,187

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Geophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1929

Annual Volume~ 269 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,075

Publisher OrgSeismological Society of America

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Seismological Society of America

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1938-2057

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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

205

5.9k

2019

333

7.3k

2020

297

4.5k

2021

266

3.5k

2022

222

1.7k

2023

316

1.6k

2024

270

627

2025

222

103

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.

GeophysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Geophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesSeismology and Earthquake StudiesSeismic Waves and AnalysisEarthquake Detection and AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsSeismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSeismic Performance and AnalysisGeological and Geochemical Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Seismological Research Letters

Is Seismological Research Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Seismological Research Letters: 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 Seismological Research Letters?

Seismological Research Letters 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 2.44.

Is Seismological Research Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Seismological Research Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Seismological Research Letters?