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Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

SpringerOpen · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2197-4284eISSN2197-4284

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

0.872

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.391

Total Works

810

Total Citations

17,280

2yr Mean Citedness

2.01

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on Earth and planetary sciences, focusing on geological processes, geophysical phenomena, and environmental changes. Topics include landslide susceptibility and risk assessment, seismic wave velocity analysis, back-arc basin formation, permafrost thaw and thermokarst, atmospheric composition, oceanography, and paleoclimate reconstruction. Studies also investigate geohazards like earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as geochemical processes and their environmental implications.

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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

Annual Volume~ 84 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications810

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~31 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

National Science Library, Chinese Academy of SciencesPorticoCLOCKSS

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?

2197-4284 / 2197-4284

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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?

National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsClimate variability and modelsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsIsotope Analysis in EcologyAstro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and Exploration