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Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 2002

ISSN2169-9402

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.863

H-Indexi

114

SNIPi

1.133

Total Worksi

9,861

Total Citationsi

203,959

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Astronomy & Astrophysics; Geophysics; Space and Planetary Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,861

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?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2169-9402

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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

768

17k

2019

759

15k

2020

762

11k

2021

630

7.7k

2022

611

4.9k

2023

665

3.5k

2024

693

1.5k

2025

524

134

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.

GeophysicsQ1

Space and Planetary ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesEarthquake Detection and AnalysisAstro and Planetary ScienceGNSS positioning and interferenceAtmospheric Ozone and ClimatePlanetary Science and ExplorationGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsLightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Is Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space 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 2.34.

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

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

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