Volcanica
Volcanica · United States · Est. 2018
ISSN2610-3540eISSN2610-3540
SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS ESCI+10
✓ Scopus Q1+25
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total50
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.905
H-Index
21
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.899
Total Works
208
Total Citations
1,906
2yr Mean Citedness
2.07
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Aims & Scope
Volcanica is a broad-scope diamond open-access international journal promoting research into all aspects of volcanology, including physical phenomena and their impact on society, health, and the environment.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
21
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2018
Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications208
OA Since2017
Submission Info
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~21 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
PKP PN
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
✅
Peer review process documented?
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
✅
Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher
SJR Quartile by Discipline
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
GeologyQ1
GeophysicsQ1
Geochemistry and PetrologyQ2
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Geochemistry & GeophysicsGeosciences, Multidisciplinary
Scopus Categories
Geochemistry and PetrologyEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)GeophysicsGeology
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