| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geophysics | 49 / 183 | 73rd | Q2 |
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Acta Geophysica
Acta Geophysica is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.3), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer International Publishing AG.
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ISSN 1895-6572Verify ISSN ↗1895-7455Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Cost to publish: About US$3,090 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Acta Geophysica indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2006–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.3.
What quartile is Acta Geophysica in Scopus?
Acta Geophysica is Q2 in Geophysics (rank 49 of 183), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Acta Geophysica?
Acta Geophysica is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.3, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 73rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.524, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 53.
How much does it cost to publish in Acta Geophysica?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,090 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Acta Geophysica and what is its ISSN?
Acta Geophysica is published by Springer International Publishing AG. Its print ISSN is 1895-6572 and its online ISSN is 1895-7455.
Is Acta Geophysica covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Acta Geophysica in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Acta Geophysica open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Acta Geophysica? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Acta Geophysica has an h-index of 59 and a 2-year mean of 2.46 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.3, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #41 of 159 Scopus journals in Geophysics.
Acta Geophysica published 255 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 296. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Acta Geophysica? — latest 98 articles, 2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (22%), India (16.1%) and Türkiye (12.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Acta Geophysica? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 4 retracted papers are recorded (1.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 4 · 1.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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