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U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods

US Geological Survey · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN2328-7047

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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SJR Scorei

0.467

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.361

Total Worksi

315

Total Citationsi

21,705

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods publishes research related to Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications315

Publisher OrgUnited States Geological Survey

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

US Geological Survey

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2328-7047

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

111

2019

2020

2021

127

2022

2023

2024

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.

Computers in Earth SciencesQ2

GeologyQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Ecological ModelingQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyEcological ModelingGeologyComputers in Earth Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Groundwater flow and contamination studiesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesWater Quality and Resources StudiesGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryGeochemistry and Geologic MappingRangeland and Wildlife ManagementIsotope Analysis in EcologyGeological Modeling and AnalysisSoil Geostatistics and MappingFish Ecology and Management Studies

Frequently asked questions about U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods

Is U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods?

U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.467.

Is U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods is indexed in Scopus.