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Geotechnique Letters

ICE Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

ISSN2045-2543

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.708

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.976

Total Worksi

753

Total Citationsi

13,220

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Geological; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications753

Publisher OrgICE Publishing

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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?

ICE Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2045-2543

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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

1.3k

2019

976

2020

365

2021

269

2022

175

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)Q1

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Geological

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresSoil and Unsaturated FlowGeotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationLandslides and related hazardsRock Mechanics and ModelingGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisGrouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsDam Engineering and SafetyGranular flow and fluidized beds

Frequently asked questions about Geotechnique Letters

Is Geotechnique Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geotechnique Letters: 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 Geotechnique Letters?

Geotechnique Letters 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 1.05.

Is Geotechnique Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geotechnique Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Geotechnique Letters?