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Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN2169-8953eISSN2169-8961

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.479

H-Indexi

112

SNIPi

0.977

Total Worksi

3,350

Total Citationsi

92,737

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Aquatic Science; Atmospheric Science; Ecology; Forestry; Paleontology; Soil Science; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,350

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2169-8953 / 2169-8961

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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

269

9.1k

2019

260

7.2k

2020

341

7.8k

2021

264

4.4k

2022

254

2.6k

2023

279

1.9k

2024

344

627

2025

234

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.

Aquatic ScienceQ1

Atmospheric ScienceQ1

EcologyQ1

ForestryQ1

PaleontologyQ1

Soil ScienceQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

ForestryAtmospheric SciencePaleontologyWater Science and TechnologySoil ScienceAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and coastal ecosystemsPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate change and permafrostSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Is Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences: 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 Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 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 2.46.

Is Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences?