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Lithosphere

Geoscienceworld · United States · Est. 2008

ISSN1941-8264eISSN1947-4253

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.431

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.561

Total Worksi

1,267

Total Citationsi

23,730

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 83 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,267

Publisher OrgGeological Society of America

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Geoscienceworld

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1941-8264 / 1947-4253

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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?

LOCKSS, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

871

2019

736

2020

147

1.3k

2021

325

2.7k

2022

303

2023

115

313

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.

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & GeophysicsGeology

Scopus Categories

Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeochemistry and Geologic MappingRock Mechanics and ModelingGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisLandslides and related hazardsSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Lithosphere

Is Lithosphere a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Lithosphere: 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 Lithosphere?

Lithosphere 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 1.60.

Is Lithosphere indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Lithosphere is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Lithosphere?