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Journal of Mountain Science

Science Press · China · Est. 2004

ISSN1993-0321

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.606

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.8

Total Worksi

3,905

Total Citationsi

49,184

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Mountain Science, started in 2004, is an international English-language journal on mountain sciences. JMS publishes research and technical papers on mountain environment, mountain ecology, mountain hazards, mountain resources and sustainable mountain development.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,905

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Science Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1993-0321

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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

212

4.3k

2019

219

4.1k

2020

250

3.6k

2021

226

2.4k

2022

241

2.1k

2023

275

1.5k

2024

282

542

2025

212

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-Surface ProcessesQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

GeologyQ2

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

Global and Planetary ChangeQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesNature and Landscape ConservationGeologyGeography, Planning and DevelopmentGlobal and Planetary Change

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Landslides and related hazardsCryospheric studies and observationsSoil erosion and sediment transportClimate change and permafrostGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisRock Mechanics and ModelingHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesRemote Sensing and Land UseEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mountain Science

Is Journal of Mountain Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Mountain Science: 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 Journal of Mountain Science?

Journal of Mountain Science 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 2.33.

Is Journal of Mountain Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Mountain Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.