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International Journal of Geophysics is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.3), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
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ISSN 1687-885XVerify ISSN ↗1687-8868Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geophysics | 90 / 183 | 51st | Q2 |
| Water Science and Technology | 177 / 279 | 36th | Q3 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.3.
International Journal of Geophysics is Q2 in Geophysics (rank 90 of 183) and Q3 in Water Science and Technology (rank 177 of 279), by CiteScore 2025.
International Journal of Geophysics is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, 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 2.3, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 51st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.321, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 30.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,000 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.
International Journal of Geophysics is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1687-885X and its online ISSN is 1687-8868.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
International Journal of Geophysics has an h-index of 31 and a 2-year mean of 1.1 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.3, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #74 of 159 Scopus journals in Geophysics.
International Journal of Geophysics published 16 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 20. 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.
In its latest 54 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from Indonesia (14.8%), Cameroon (13%) and Burkina Faso (10.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (6.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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