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Geotechnics

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1969

ISSN2673-7094eISSN2673-7094

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.524

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.286

Total Worksi

341

Total Citationsi

1,875

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Geological; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Engineering (miscellaneous); Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 76 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications341

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2020

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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✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-7094 / 2673-7094

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1969

2002

551

2021

603

2022

591

2023

375

2024

174

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, GeologicalGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Engineering (miscellaneous)Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationGeotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresGeotechnical Engineering and AnalysisLandslides and related hazardsSoil and Unsaturated FlowRock Mechanics and ModelingDam Engineering and SafetyLandfill Environmental Impact StudiesGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics

Frequently asked questions about Geotechnics

Is Geotechnics a predatory journal?

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

Geotechnics 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 2.03.

Is Geotechnics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Geotechnics?