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Frontiers of Earth Science
Frontiers of Earth Science is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Higher Education Press Limited Company.
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ISSN 1673-7385Verify ISSN ↗1673-7490Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Higher Education Press Limited Company
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$2,290 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Frontiers of Earth Science indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2011–2012).
What is the impact factor of Frontiers of Earth Science?
Frontiers of Earth Science 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 Frontiers of Earth Science?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,290 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Frontiers of Earth Science and what is its ISSN?
Frontiers of Earth Science is published by Higher Education Press Limited Company. Its print ISSN is 1673-7385 and its online ISSN is 1673-7490.
Is Frontiers of Earth Science in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Frontiers of Earth Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Frontiers of Earth Science for 2 years, between 2011 and 2012. Coverage ended in 2012, 14 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,203 works and 16,678 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2026, 14 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2012. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Frontiers of Earth Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Frontiers of Earth Science has an h-index of 48 and a 2-year mean of 1.49 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
48
h-index
1.49
2-yr mean citations
529
i10-index
1,203
works indexed
16,678
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,290
Frontiers of Earth Science published 56 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 97. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Frontiers of Earth Science? — latest 100 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from China (72.3%), United States (16.8%) and Hong Kong SAR China (3.7%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Frontiers of Earth Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2012. 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 2012
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration72.3% of recent authorship from China
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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