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Earth Surface Processes
Earth Surface Processes is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Wiley-Blackwell.
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ISSN 0360-1269Verify ISSN ↗1931-8065Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Cost to publish: About US$5,330 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Earth Surface Processes indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1977–1980).
What is the impact factor of Earth Surface Processes?
Earth Surface Processes 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.
How much does it cost to publish in Earth Surface Processes?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$5,330 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 Earth Surface Processes and what is its ISSN?
Earth Surface Processes is published by Wiley-Blackwell. Its print ISSN is 0360-1269 and its online ISSN is 1931-8065.
Is Earth Surface Processes in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Earth Surface Processes open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Earth Surface Processes for 4 years, between 1977 and 1980. Coverage ended in 1980, 46 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Earth Surface Processes? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Earth Surface Processes has an h-index of 197 and a 2-year mean of 3.01 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Earth Surface Processes published 272 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 317. 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.
Who publishes in Earth Surface Processes? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (22.4%), United States (12.7%) and United Kingdom (9.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Earth Surface Processes? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1980. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1980
- Retracted papers 1 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers
- 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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