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Status
Active
Coverage
1989–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.7
SJR · SCImago
0.327
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
51
Best quartile
Q3 · 42nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geophysics | 106 / 183 | 42nd | Q3 |
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First Break
First Break is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.7). Published by EAGE Publishing BV.
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ISSN 0263-5046Verify ISSN ↗1365-2397Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: EAGE Publishing BV
Scopus · Q3
1.7
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is First Break indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1989–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.7.
What quartile is First Break in Scopus?
First Break is Q3 in Geophysics (rank 106 of 183), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of First Break?
First Break is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.7, quartile Q3, 42nd percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.327, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 51.
Who publishes First Break and what is its ISSN?
First Break is published by EAGE Publishing BV. Its print ISSN is 0263-5046 and its online ISSN is 1365-2397.
Is First Break in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is First Break open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is First Break? — open metrics via OpenAlex
First Break has an h-index of 63 and a 2-year mean of 0.69 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.7, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #92 of 159 Scopus journals in Geophysics.
63
h-index
0.69
2-yr mean citations
687
i10-index
3,230
works indexed
28,142
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#92 of 159 Bottom 43% Geophysics
First Break published 95 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 108. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 First Break? — latest 65 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 65 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (29.4%), United Kingdom (16.7%) and Norway (8.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for First Break? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
- 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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