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Norwegian Journal of Geology

Geological Society of Norway · Norway · Est. 1987

ISSN2387-5852

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.218

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.454

Total Worksi

239

Total Citationsi

2,385

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

NJG publishes high-quality, fully peer-reviewed articles from all geoscientific disciplines focused on Scandinavia, the North Atlantic, and the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

General Information

Country / RegionNorway

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Frequencyfour annual issues

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications239

Publisher OrgNorwegian Geological Society

OA Since2018

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Geological Society of Norway

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2387-5852

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

337

2019

177

2020

130

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.

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ4

GeologyQ4

GeophysicsQ4

OceanographyQ4

PaleontologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyOceanographyGeochemistry and PetrologyGeophysicsGeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological Studies and ExplorationHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeochemistry and Geologic MappingMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaGeological formations and processesGeological Modeling and AnalysisPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology

Frequently asked questions about Norwegian Journal of Geology

Is Norwegian Journal of Geology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Norwegian Journal of Geology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Norwegian Journal of Geology?

Norwegian Journal of Geology 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 0.38.

Is Norwegian Journal of Geology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Norwegian Journal of Geology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Norwegian Journal of Geology?