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Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Chinese Academy of Sciences · China · Est. 2009

ISSN2589-0417

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

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📊 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

2.542

H-Indexi

105

SNIPi

2.985

Total Worksi

2,741

Total Citationsi

75,692

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Geological; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 431 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,741

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2012

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2589-0417

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

4.7k

2019

124

5.7k

2020

158

8.7k

2021

204

9.9k

2022

271

7.3k

2023

507

8.3k

2024

516

2.8k

2025

429

281

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.

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Geological

Scopus Categories

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rock Mechanics and ModelingLandslides and related hazardsGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresSoil and Unsaturated FlowDrilling and Well EngineeringGrouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsGeotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsGeotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationTunneling and Rock Mechanics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Is Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: 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 Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering?

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 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 6.18.

Is Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering?