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Journal of Applied Volcanology

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2012

ISSN2191-5040

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.547

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.403

Total Worksi

171

Total Citationsi

5,355

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geochemistry and Petrology; Geophysics; Safety Research.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications171

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoKoninklijke Bibliotheek; Library of Congress; National Science Library, Chinese Academy of SciencesCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2191-5040

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

Portico, Koninklijke Bibliotheek; Library of Congress; National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CLOCKSS

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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

293

2019

186

2020

167

2021

188

2022

107

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ2

GeophysicsQ2

Safety ResearchQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyGeophysicsSafety Research

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Disaster Management and ResilienceLandslides and related hazardsearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchSeismology and Earthquake StudiesRisk Perception and ManagementCryospheric studies and observationsClimate variability and models

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Volcanology

Is Journal of Applied Volcanology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Volcanology: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Applied Volcanology?

Journal of Applied Volcanology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.547.

Is Journal of Applied Volcanology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Applied Volcanology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Applied Volcanology?