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Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems

Copernicus Publications · Germany · Est. 2012

ISSN2193-0864
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
58
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total58
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.543
H-Index
37
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.862
Total Works
433
Total Citations
5,992
2yr Mean Citedness
1.29
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Aims & Scope

Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) is a not-for-profit open-access interdisciplinary electronic journal for swift publication of original articles and short communications in the area of geoscientific instruments. It covers four main areas: (i) atmospheric and geospace sciences, (ii) Earth science, (iii) ocean science, and (iv) urban environmental monitoring. A unique feature of the journal is the emphasis on the synergy between science and technology that facilitates advances in GI. These advances include but are not limited to the following: concepts, design, and description of instrumentation; concepts, design, and description of data systems; retrieval techniques of scientific products from measurements; calibration and data quality assessment; uncertainty in measurements; newly developed and planned research platforms and community instrumentation capabilities; major national and international field campaigns and observational research programmes; new observational strategies to address societal needs in areas such as monitoring climate change, preventing natural disasters, and urban health monitoring; networking of instruments for enhancing high temporal and spatial resolution of observations; urban instrumentation and remote sensing; model-calibrated remote sensing; advanced data analytics and assimilation methods; multi-scale and multi-physical sensing; new concept in measurements system architecture; Internet of things (IoT) and massive low-cost instrumentation; citizen science data management; human sensing.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
37
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications433
Publisher OrgCopernicus Publications
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen
Review Time~37 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Copernicus Publications
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2193-0864
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Open
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

GeologyQ2
OceanographyQ2
Atmospheric ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Atmospheric ScienceOceanographyGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesGeophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsEarthquake Detection and AnalysisGeophysical Methods and ApplicationsAstro and Planetary ScienceCryospheric studies and observationsSeismic Waves and AnalysisAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsPlanetary Science and Exploration
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref