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Journal of Geophysical Research
Journal of Geophysical Research is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0148-0227Verify ISSN ↗2156-2202Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Cost to publish: About US$4,070 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 Journal of Geophysical Research indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2014–2017 (also 1959–2012, 1956)).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Geophysical Research?
Journal of Geophysical Research 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 Journal of Geophysical Research?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,070 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 Journal of Geophysical Research and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Geophysical Research is published by Wiley-Blackwell. Its print ISSN is 0148-0227 and its online ISSN is 2156-2202.
Is Journal of Geophysical Research in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Geophysical Research open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Geophysical Research for 59 years, between 1956 and 2017, with 3 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2017, 9 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 99,265 works and 6,758,623 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2018, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2017, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Journal of Geophysical Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Geophysical Research has an h-index of 665 and a 2-year mean of 3.16 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Journal of Geophysical Research published 1,042 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 1,440. 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 Journal of Geophysical Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2017. 11 retracted papers are 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 2017
- Retracted papers 11 · 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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