Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
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Aims & Scope
The Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, commonly referred to as BSSA, (ISSN 0037-1106) is the premier journal of advanced research in earthquake seismology and related disciplines. It first appeared in 1911 and became a bimonthly in 1963. Each issue is composed of scientific papers on the various aspects of seismology, including investigation of specific earthquakes, theoretical and observational studies of seismic waves, inverse methods for determining the structure of the Earth or the dynamics of the earthquake source, seismometry, earthquake hazard and risk estimation, seismotectonics, and earthquake engineering. Special issues focus on important earthquakes or rapidly changing topics in seismology. BSSA is published by the Seismological Society of America.
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GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS
GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS
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ImpaQ AnalysisBulletin of the Seismological Society of America (acronym: bssa, abbr: BULL. SEISMOL. SOC. AM, ISSN: 0037-1106) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Geosciences, published by Seismological Society of America in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.151 (Q1), an H-index of 187.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 203 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,441 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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