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U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map

US Geological Survey · United States · Est. 2003

ISSN2329-1311

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.234

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.576

Total Worksi

728

Total Citationsi

6,229

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map is an academic journal published by United States Geological Survey. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Geologic map & Quadrangle.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications728

Publisher OrgUnited States Geological Survey

OA Since2017

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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4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

US Geological Survey

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2329-1311

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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?

N/A

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

141

2019

142

2020

2021

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.

GeologyQ3

GeophysicsQ3

PaleontologyQ4

StratigraphyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyGeophysicsGeologyStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Water Quality and Resources StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchArchaeology and Natural HistoryGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological and Geochemical AnalysisRangeland and Wildlife ManagementGroundwater flow and contamination studiesBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry

Frequently asked questions about U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map

Is U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map: 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 Scientific Investigations Map?

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.234.

Is U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map is indexed in Scopus.