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Reviews of Geophysics

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1963

ISSN1944-9208

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

289

days submission → published

measured · last 16 articles · accept 266d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

15.383

H-Indexi

323

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

10.756

Total Worksi

2,711

Total Citationsi

392,856

2yr Mean Citednessi

14.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Geophysics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,711

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1944-9208

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

8.9k

2019

5.9k

2020

2.6k

2021

5.4k

2022

1.8k

2023

948

2024

439

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.

GeophysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Geophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studiesearthquake and tectonic studiesAstro and Planetary ScienceGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and modelsEarthquake Detection and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Reviews of Geophysics

Is Reviews of Geophysics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Reviews of Geophysics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Reviews of Geophysics?

Reviews of Geophysics 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 14.93.

Is Reviews of Geophysics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Reviews of Geophysics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Reviews of Geophysics?