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Volcanica · United States · Est. 2018

ISSN2610-3540eISSN2610-3540
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.031
H-Indexi
21
SNIPi
0.899
Total Worksi
208
Total Citationsi
1,906
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.07
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2018
Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications208
OA Since2017
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
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

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Volcanica
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2610-3540 / 2610-3540
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP PN
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
16
321
2019
14
330
2020
32
412
2021
28
361
2022
27
230
2023
45
192
2024
33
60
2025
21
4
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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Geochemistry and PetrologyQ1
GeologyQ1
GeophysicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geochemistry & GeophysicsGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Geochemistry and PetrologyEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)GeophysicsGeology

Frequently asked questions about Volcanica

Is Volcanica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Volcanica: 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 Volcanica?

Volcanica 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 2.07.

Is Volcanica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Volcanica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Volcanica?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref