ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,227Hybrid

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Abbreviation (ISO):CAN GEOTECH J
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Identifier (ISSN):0008-3674(Print)/1208-6010(Online)
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Publisher:National Research Council of Canada
Clarivate IF (2026)
4.3↑ +0.8
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Canadian Geotechnical Journal

WoS Q2
13462.5620182.4420192.820203.7320214.1720223.62023320243.520254.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):4.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.282
#3,227

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
170

170 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate3.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
138articles/year
8.3% Gold OA•99.32% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Geotechnical Journal features articles, notes, reviews, and discussions related to new developments in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, and applied sciences. The topics of papers written by researchers and engineers/scientists active in industry include soil and rock mechanics, material properties and fundamental behaviour, site characterization, foundations, excavations, tunnels, dams and embankments, slopes, landslides, geological and rock engineering, ground improvement, hydrogeology and contaminant hydrogeology, geochemistry, waste management, geosynthetics, offshore engineering, ice, frozen ground and northern engineering, risk and reliability applications, and physical and numerical modelling. Contributions that have practical relevance are preferred, including case records. Purely theoretical contributions are not generally published unless they are on a topic of special interest (like unsaturated soil mechanics or cold regions geotechnics) or they have direct practical value.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
GeologyEngineeringGeotechnical EngineeringPhysicsBiologyMaterials ScienceComposite MaterialsThermodynamicsEnvironmental ScienceGeographyEcologyStructural EngineeringMathematicsPaleontologyQuantum MechanicsComputer ScienceChemistrySoil ScienceCivil EngineeringHistoryArchaeology
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL

Q2
Rank24/68
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q1
Rank57/259
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL

Q2
Rank21/68
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q1
Rank56/259
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF4.3
Articles / Year248
Total Citations92
2025
IF3.5
Articles / Year274
Total Citations718
2024
IF3
Articles / Year217
Total Citations1,473
2023
IF3.6
Articles / Year195
Total Citations2,169
2022
IF4.167
Articles / Year130
Total Citations1,681

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,227Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1968-1971, 1974, 1976-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.282

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.03

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,580 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,180
3-Year Documents494
Citable Documents446

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate24.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Engineering & Technology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Canadian Geotechnical Journal (abbr: CAN GEOTECH J, ISSN: 0008-3674) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Geosciences, published by National Research Council of Canada in Canada. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.30, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.282 (Q1), an H-index of 170.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 138 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,580 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
National Research Council of Canada
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Monthly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA-N R C RESEARCH PRESS, BUILDING M 55, OTTAWA, CANADA, ON, K1A 0R6

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28