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Solid Earth Sciences

Elsevier · Netherlands · Est. 2015

eISSN2451-912X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.62

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.925

Total Worksi

281

Total Citationsi

2,479

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Earth-Surface Processes; Geochemistry and Petrology; Geology; Geophysics; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications281

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2451-912X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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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)?

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ2

Geochemistry and PetrologyQ2

GeologyQ2

GeophysicsQ2

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mappingearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Frequently asked questions about Solid Earth Sciences

Is Solid Earth Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Solid Earth Sciences: 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 Solid Earth Sciences?

Solid Earth Sciences 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 1.60.

Is Solid Earth Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Solid Earth Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Solid Earth Sciences?