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Journal of Earth System Science

Indian Academy of Sciences · India · Est. 1978

ISSN2347-4327eISSN0973-774X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2017-07-07). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.503

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.735

Total Worksi

4,034

Total Citationsi

62,360

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Earth System Science (JESS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes peer-reviewed research papers covering a wide range of subjects related to the geosphere (surface and deep Earth), the atmosphere, the hydrosphere (including cryosphere), the biosphere and their interactions over time as well as planetary and space sciences. This journal was part of the Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences until 2005 and is affiliated with the Indian Academy of Sciences. Journal of Earth System Science publishes studies that are fundamental or applied, contain new data, observations, and models, which have broad international interest. Studies dealing with significant analytical advances are also considered. Journal of Earth System Science is also open for proposals on Special Thematic Issues will also go through the normal process of reviewing.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

Annual Volume~ 228 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,034

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Indian Academy of Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2347-4327 / 0973-774X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

259

3.8k

2019

194

3.2k

2020

253

2.4k

2021

260

2022

196

1.3k

2023

257

1.2k

2024

230

404

2025

216

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.

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 AnalysisClimate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchGeophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsSeismic Waves and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Earth System Science

Is Journal of Earth System Science a predatory journal?

Journal of Earth System Science was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-07-07). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Earth System Science?

Journal of Earth System Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.07.

Is Journal of Earth System Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Earth System Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.