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Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United States · Est. 2012

ISSN2169-9100
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.535
H-Indexi
110
SNIPi
1.325
Total Worksi
3,185
Total Citationsi
73,975
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.33
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geochemistry and Petrology; Geophysics; Space and Planetary Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,185
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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2169-9100
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
207
5.8k
2019
296
8.5k
2020
259
5.3k
2021
308
5.3k
2022
273
2.9k
2023
289
1.7k
2024
397
940
2025
303
86
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
Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1
GeophysicsQ1
Space and Planetary ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceGeochemistry and PetrologyEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Geophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Planetary Science and ExplorationAstro and Planetary ScienceGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchSpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeSpace Exploration and TechnologyGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Is Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets a predatory journal?

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

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

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

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

Subject areas: Geochemistry & Geophysics; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Geochemistry and Petrology; Geophysics; Space and Planetary Science.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref