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Frontiers in Earth Science

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2012

ISSN2296-6463eISSN2296-6463

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 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

0.64

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.73

Total Works

9,162

Total Citations

106,733

2yr Mean Citedness

1.80

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the application of advanced analytical techniques, including remote sensing, GIS, machine learning, and numerical modeling, to understand and monitor Earth's systems. Topics include geological hazard assessment, resource exploration, paleoclimate reconstruction, and the study of Earth's tectonic evolution and surface processes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 1,258 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,162

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 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

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2296-6463 / 2296-6463

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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?

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

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

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)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

earthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchLandslides and related hazardsCryospheric studies and observationsRock Mechanics and ModelingHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsClimate variability and modelsSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques