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US Geological Survey Circular

US Geological Survey · United States · Est. 1933

ISSN2330-5703

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

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

SJR Scorei

0.397

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.724

Total Worksi

1,782

Total Citationsi

39,030

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Geology; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1933

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,782

Publisher OrgUnited States Geological Survey

OA Since2015

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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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5/11 · 45%

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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?

2330-5703

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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

123

2019

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.

EcologyQ2

GeologyQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyGeologyEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Water Quality and Resources StudiesGeochemistry and Geologic MappingArchaeology and Natural HistoryGeological Studies and ExplorationHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesGeological Modeling and AnalysisGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryGeological and Geochemical Analysis

Frequently asked questions about US Geological Survey Circular

Is US Geological Survey Circular a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for US Geological Survey Circular: 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 US Geological Survey Circular?

US Geological Survey Circular is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.397.

Is US Geological Survey Circular indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

US Geological Survey Circular is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of US Geological Survey Circular?