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Geoscience Letters

SpringerOpen · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2196-4092eISSN2196-4092

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

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

0.99

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.402

Total Works

464

Total Citations

8,418

2yr Mean Citedness

2.43

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on Earth and atmospheric sciences, focusing on climate dynamics, atmospheric pollution, ionospheric studies, glacial dust analysis, tectonic and environmental evolution of island arc systems, landslide prediction, sediment chronologies in polar regions, vegetation changes in arid basins, earthquake-induced turbidites, typhoon-induced landslides, geological architecture of shear belts, ocean eddy interactions, and greenhouse gas emissions. Studies often involve analyzing long-term trends, spatial patterns, and causal mechanisms using remote sensing, geophysical data, and advanced modeling techniques.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications464

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~25 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

PorticoGerman National Library; National Library of the NetherlandsCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SpringerOpen

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2196-4092 / 2196-4092

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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, German National Library; National Library of the Netherlands, 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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsearthquake and tectonic studiesMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarthquake Detection and AnalysisTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchGeological and Geophysical StudiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeology and Paleoclimatology Research