| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all) | 153 / 235 | 35th | Q3 |
| Geography, Planning and Development | 574 / 876 | 34th | Q3 |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (all) | 141 / 201 | 30th | Q3 |
| Water Science and Technology | 217 / 279 | 22nd | Q4 |
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Terra
Terra is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.3), DOAJ. Published by Geographical Society of Finland.
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Publisher: Geographical Society of Finland
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Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Terra indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2017–present (also 1978–2015), best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.3.
What quartile is Terra in Scopus?
Terra is Q3 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all) (rank 153 of 235), Q3 in Geography, Planning and Development (rank 574 of 876) and Q3 in Earth and Planetary Sciences (all) (rank 141 of 201), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 4 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Terra?
Terra 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 1.3, quartile Q3, 35th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.117, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 9.
Who publishes Terra and what is its ISSN?
Terra is published by Geographical Society of Finland. Its ISSN is 0040-3741.
Is Terra in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Terra open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Terra? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Terra has an h-index of 7 and a 2-year mean of 0.19 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.3, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #188 of 224 Scopus journals in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all).
Terra published 14 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 26. 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.
Who publishes in Terra? — latest 24 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 24 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from Finland (100%). 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 Terra? — 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
- Author concentration100% of recent authorship from Finland
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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