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Earth and Planetary Physics

Science Press · China · Est. 2017

ISSN2096-3955eISSN2097-6860

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.651

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.948

Total Worksi

594

Total Citationsi

4,157

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Earth and Planetary Physics is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including solid Earth geophysics, space physics, planetary science, and atmospheric physics. EPP aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their latest findings and advance the understanding of our planet and its surroundings.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications594

Publisher OrgWiley

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2016

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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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?

2096-3955 / 2097-6860

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

765

2019

878

2020

612

2021

317

2022

425

2023

238

2024

104

106

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.

Astronomy and AstrophysicsQ2

Atmospheric ScienceQ2

Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceAtmospheric ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesEarthquake Detection and AnalysisAstro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and Explorationearthquake and tectonic studiesGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateSeismic Waves and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Earth and Planetary Physics

Is Earth and Planetary Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Earth and Planetary Physics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Earth and Planetary Physics?

Earth and Planetary Physics 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 1.18.

Is Earth and Planetary Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Earth and Planetary Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.