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GSA Field Guides

Geological Society of America · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN2333-0945

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

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

SJR Scorei

0.122

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

169

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Earth-Surface Processes; Geology; Paleontology; Stratigraphy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2017)

Total Publications40

Publisher OrgGeological Society of America

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Geological Society of America

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2333-0945

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2000

2008

102

2015

2016

2017

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ4

GeologyQ4

PaleontologyQ4

StratigraphyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyEarth-Surface ProcessesGeologyStratigraphy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and Natural HistoryAmerican Environmental and Regional HistoryGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchFire effects on ecosystemsPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsArchaeological Research and ProtectionBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studiesearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological formations and processes

Frequently asked questions about GSA Field Guides

Is GSA Field Guides a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for GSA Field Guides: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of GSA Field Guides?

GSA Field Guides is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.122.

Is GSA Field Guides indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

GSA Field Guides is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of GSA Field Guides?