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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #584Top JournalHybrid

Earth-Science Reviews

Acronym:earth
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Abbreviation (ISO):EARTH SCI. REV
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Identifier (ISSN):0012-8252(Print)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate IF (2026)
11.3↑ +1.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Earth-Science Reviews

WoS Q1
5912167.4920189.5320199.72202012.4202112.0202212.1202310.8202410.0202511.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):11.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
3.405
#584

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
291

291 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
291articles/year
32.51% Gold OA•73.38% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Covering a much wider field than the usual specialist journals, Earth Science Reviews publishes review articles dealing with all aspects of Earth Sciences, and is an important vehicle for allowing readers to see their particular interest related to the Earth Sciences as a whole. Our readership is more diverse than that of specialist journals: as well as research scientists, also students, government agencies involved in programme support and management and in environmental assessment and control, private industries concerned with planetary resources, and the independent consultant. The journal's vision includes ensuring accessibility for all of these groups. Every review article published will advance existing knowledge and highlight new directions being taken at the forefront of expanding subject areas by synthesis, evaluation and discussion of previously published literature. The value of such articles to the readership is increased with comment and opinion provided by the author from a specific context. Authors may further enhance their article with the addition of supplementary material such as videos, datasets and applications. Articles may be extensive, providing comprehensive coverage of a relatively broad or cross-disciplinary subject area, or they may be much shorter providing an in-depth overview of a very specific topic, and authors may choose to include a proportion of their own primary research data to support their arguments. From time to time, 'Invited Earth-Science Reviews' will be published about topics of exceptional interest.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Geology78%Biology63.8%Paleontology51.2%Physics37.8%Geography37%Geochemistry28.6%Geomorphology28.1%Engineering24.4%Seismology23.1%Ecology22.7%Computer science21.8%History21.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q1
Rank7/259
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q1
Rank9/259
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF11.3
Articles / Year248
Total Citations177
2025
IF10
Articles / Year261
Total Citations1,715
2024
IF10.8
Articles / Year289
Total Citations6,410
2023
IF12.1
Articles / Year284
Total Citations9,454
2022
IF12.038
Articles / Year314
Total Citations14,602

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #584Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1966-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.405

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
11.66

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,214 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations10,631
3-Year Documents839
Citable Documents828

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate27.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
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: 4.6%

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):
1区 (Zone 1)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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

Earth-Science Reviews (acronym: earth, abbr: EARTH SCI. REV, ISSN: 0012-8252) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Geosciences, published by Elsevier in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 11.3, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 3.405 (Q1), an H-index of 291.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 291 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,214 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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16