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Developments in Marine Geology
Developments in Marine Geology is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 1572-5480Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Developments in Marine Geology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2014 (also 2007–2009)).
What is the impact factor of Developments in Marine Geology?
Developments in Marine Geology has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Developments in Marine Geology and what is its ISSN?
Developments in Marine Geology is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 1572-5480.
Is Developments in Marine Geology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Developments in Marine Geology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Developments in Marine Geology for 4 years, between 2007 and 2014, with 4 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2014, 12 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 141 works and 3,133 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2014, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2014, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Developments in Marine Geology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Developments in Marine Geology has an h-index of 20 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Developments in Marine Geology published 43 papers in 2014; its busiest recent year was 2008 with 54. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Developments in Marine Geology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2014. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2014
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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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