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AIMS GEOSCIENCES

AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS · US · Est. 2015

ISSN2471-2132eISSN2471-2132

✓ WOS ESCI

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

375

Total Citationsi

2,216

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

AIMS Geosciences is Open Access and an international quarterly publication devoted to publishing peer-reviewed, high qualityand and innovative scientific research in all major geosciences disciplines including underlying processes. We publish the following article types: original research articles, letters, reviews and editorials.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications375

Publisher OrgAIMS Press

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2471-2132 / 2471-2132

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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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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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

532

2019

294

2020

293

2021

230

2022

110

2023

140

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsLandslides and related hazardsGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementGeophysical Methods and ApplicationsGeotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationSeismic Waves and AnalysisHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesGeophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about AIMS GEOSCIENCES

Is AIMS GEOSCIENCES a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AIMS GEOSCIENCES: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AIMS GEOSCIENCES?

AIMS GEOSCIENCES 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 1.29.

Is AIMS GEOSCIENCES indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AIMS GEOSCIENCES is indexed in Web of Science.