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Leading Edge

Society of Exploration Geophysicists · United States · Est. 1982

ISSN1938-3789

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

136

days submission → published

measured · last 10 articles · accept 60d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.363

H-Indexi

112

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.821

Total Worksi

10,177

Total Citationsi

85,083

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geology; Geophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,177

Publisher OrgSociety of Exploration Geophysicists

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1938-3789

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

252

1.3k

2019

282

1.1k

2020

214

783

2021

219

446

2022

208

440

2023

201

185

2024

211

2025

101

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.

GeologyQ3

GeophysicsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

GeophysicsGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSeismic Waves and AnalysisReservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisGeological Modeling and AnalysisSeismology and Earthquake StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringDrilling and Well Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Leading Edge

Is Leading Edge a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Leading Edge: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Leading Edge?

Leading Edge is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.363.

Is Leading Edge indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Leading Edge is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Leading Edge?