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Acta Geochimica

Science Press · China · Est. 2015

ISSN2365-7499

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.376

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.647

Total Worksi

816

Total Citationsi

6,405

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Acta Geochimica is an international forum for research on geochemistry, detailing major geochemical systems and processes. Focuses on all fields relevant to geochemistry and cosmochemistry. Publishes original research articles, reviews, and short communications. All articles undergo a rigorous peer review process. Aims to rapidly disseminate research results of timely interest. Provides comprehensive reviews of emerging topics in all areas of geochemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 83 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications816

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewrigorous peer review process

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?

Science Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2365-7499

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

rigorous peer review process

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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

1.3k

2019

462

2020

638

2021

523

2022

322

2023

256

2024

110

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & Geophysics

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and Petrology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeochemistry and Elemental Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisHeavy metals in environmentGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Frequently asked questions about Acta Geochimica

Is Acta Geochimica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Geochimica: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Acta Geochimica?

Acta Geochimica 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 1.25.

Is Acta Geochimica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Geochimica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.