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Italian Journal of Geosciences

Societa Geologica Italiana · Italy · Est. 2010

ISSN2038-1719eISSN2038-1727

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 2.6. 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

0.511

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

2.6

SNIPi

0.478

Total Worksi

503

Total Citationsi

6,629

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Italian Journal of Geosciences (born from the merging of the Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana ETS and the Bollettino del Servizio Geologico d'Italia) provides an international outlet for the publication of high-quality original research contributions in the broad field of the geosciences. It publishes research papers, special short papers, review papers, discussion-and-replies for their rapid distribution to the international geosciences community. The journal is firstly intended to call attention to the Italian territory and the adjacent areas for the exceptional role they play in the understanding of geological processes, in the development of modern geology and the Earth sciences in general. The main focus of the journal is on the geology of Italy and the surrounding sedimentary basins and landmasses, and on their relationships with the Mediterranean geology and geodynamics. Nevertheless, manuscripts on process-oriented and regional studies concerning any other area of the World are also considered for publication. Papers on structural geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, basin analysis, paleontology, ecosystems, paleoceanography, paleoclimatology, planetary sciences, geomorphology, volcanology, mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology, geophysics, geodynamics, hydrogeology, geohazards, marine and engineering geology, modelling of geological process, history of geology, the conservation of the geological heritage, and all related applied sciences are welcome.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications503

Publisher OrgSocietà geologica italiana

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous Peer Reviewing

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Societa Geologica Italiana

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2038-1719 / 2038-1727

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous Peer Reviewing

❌

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

232

2019

393

2020

2021

160

2022

2023

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideGeological formations and processesPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEvolution and Paleontology StudiesGeochemistry and Geologic MappingLandslides and related hazardsHigh-pressure geophysics and materials

Frequently asked questions about Italian Journal of Geosciences

Is Italian Journal of Geosciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Italian Journal of Geosciences: 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 Italian Journal of Geosciences?

Italian Journal of Geosciences 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.6.

Is Italian Journal of Geosciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Italian Journal of Geosciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.