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Geothermal Energy

Springer Science + Business Media · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN2195-9706eISSN2195-9706

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

194

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 164d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.008

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.406

Total Worksi

496

Total Citationsi

8,387

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Energy & Fuels; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Economic Geology; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications496

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 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

PorticoCLOCKSSKoninklijke Bibliotheek; National Digital Preservation Program, China

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science + Business Media

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2195-9706 / 2195-9706

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS, Koninklijke Bibliotheek; National Digital Preservation Program, China

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.1k

2019

818

2020

648

2021

586

2022

311

2023

499

2024

125

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.

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

Economic GeologyQ2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Economic GeologyGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geothermal Energy Systems and ApplicationsCO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGroundwater flow and contamination studiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesGeophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsReservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsDrilling and Well Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Geothermal Energy

Is Geothermal Energy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Geothermal Energy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Geothermal Energy?

Geothermal Energy 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 5.07.

Is Geothermal Energy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Geothermal Energy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Geothermal Energy?