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Earthquake Spectra

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute · United States · Est. 1984

ISSN8755-2930eISSN1944-8201

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

293

days submission → published

measured · last 5 articles · accept 198d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.254

H-Indexi

147

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.688

Total Worksi

3,462

Total Citationsi

133,786

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,462

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

8755-2930 / 1944-8201

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2.5k

2019

163

5.7k

2020

132

2.5k

2021

1.4k

2022

118

1.4k

2023

150

2024

120

325

2025

101

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.

GeophysicsQ1

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, CivilEngineering, Geological

Scopus Categories

GeophysicsGeotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Seismic Performance and AnalysisStructural Health Monitoring Techniquesearthquake and tectonic studiesSeismic Waves and AnalysisMasonry and Concrete Structural AnalysisGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresStructural Response to Dynamic LoadsDisaster Management and ResilienceStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteSeismology and Earthquake Studies

Frequently asked questions about Earthquake Spectra

Is Earthquake Spectra a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Earthquake Spectra: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Earthquake Spectra?

Earthquake Spectra 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 3.39.

Is Earthquake Spectra indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Earthquake Spectra is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Earthquake Spectra?