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Earth Surface Dynamics

Copernicus Publications · Germany · Est. 2013

ISSN2196-6311eISSN2196-632X

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 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

1.165

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.073

Total Worksi

715

Total Citationsi

20,268

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of high-quality research on the physical, chemical, and biological processes shaping Earth's surface and their interactions on all scales. The main subject areas of ESurf comprise field measurements, remote sensing, and experimental and numerical modelling of Earth surface processes, and their interactions with the lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and pedosphere. ESurf prioritizes studies with general implications for Earth surface science and especially values contributions that straddle discipline boundaries, enhance theory–observation feedback, and/or apply basic principles from physics, chemistry, or biology. ESurf is indexed in the Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, etc. We refrain from displaying the journal metrics prominently on the landing page since citation metrics used in isolation do not describe importance, impact, or quality of a journal. However, these metrics can be found on thejournal metrics page. Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more. Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more. Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new institutional agreement with NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Please read more.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 68 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications715

Publisher OrgCopernicus Publications

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

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

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Copernicus Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2196-6311 / 2196-632X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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, 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

2.5k

2019

1.8k

2020

1.6k

2021

1.1k

2022

624

2023

419

2024

162

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

GeophysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geography, PhysicalGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesLandslides and related hazardsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchSoil erosion and sediment transportGeological formations and processesCryospheric studies and observationsHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesCoastal and Marine DynamicsCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsFlood Risk Assessment and Management

Frequently asked questions about Earth Surface Dynamics

Is Earth Surface Dynamics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Earth Surface Dynamics: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Earth Surface Dynamics?

Earth Surface Dynamics 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 2.82.

Is Earth Surface Dynamics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Earth Surface Dynamics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.