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Earth Systems and Environment

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2014

ISSN2509-9426eISSN2509-9434

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1 · Scopus CiteScore 15.3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.931

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

15.3

SNIPi

1.885

Total Worksi

1,126

Total Citationsi

15,979

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Earth Systems and Environment is a multidisciplinary journal publishing peer-reviewed research on Earth System sciences and environment-related topics. Expands knowledge of natural processes and interactions governing Earth systems. Addresses complex environmental problems caused by natural and human-induced forcings. Coverage includes hydrosphere, lithosphere and troposphere dynamics, geo-environmental hazards, and more.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 212 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,126

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?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2509-9426 / 2509-9434

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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

2.4k

2019

3.5k

2020

4.3k

2021

1.2k

2022

472

2023

188

1.9k

2024

424

1.8k

2025

329

119

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.

Computers in Earth SciencesQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

GeologyQ1

Economic GeologyQ2

Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Scopus Categories

Economic GeologyEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)GeologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeComputers in Earth Sciences

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate variability and modelsFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesHydrology and Drought AnalysisMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsRemote Sensing in AgricultureLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesClimate change impacts on agricultureUrban Heat Island MitigationGroundwater and Watershed Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Earth Systems and Environment

Is Earth Systems and Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Earth Systems and Environment: 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 Earth Systems and Environment?

Earth Systems and Environment 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 15.3.

Is Earth Systems and Environment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Earth Systems and Environment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.