Scottish Journal of Geology

Geological Society of London
Geological Society of London
ISSN: 00369276, 20414951

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
1.3
SJR
0.374
CiteScore
0.8
Categories
Geology
Areas
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Years of issue
1965-2022, 2024-2025
journal names
Scottish Journal of Geology
SCOT J GEOL
Publications
1 454
Citations
17 344
h-index
47
Publications
99
Citations
2 419
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
British Geological Survey
British Geological Survey (191 publications)
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow (151 publications)
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh (115 publications)
University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen (12 publications)
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow (11 publications)
British Geological Survey
British Geological Survey (7 publications)
Top-3 countries
United Kingdom (1095 publications)
USA (61 publications)
Canada (48 publications)
United Kingdom (67 publications)
Canada (3 publications)
USA (2 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Scottish Journal of Geology
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211 citations, 1.22%
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210 citations, 1.21%
Sedimentary Geology
209 citations, 1.21%
Journal of Structural Geology
208 citations, 1.2%
Tectonophysics
201 citations, 1.16%
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195 citations, 1.12%
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Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
184 citations, 1.06%
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184 citations, 1.06%
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175 citations, 1.01%
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148 citations, 0.85%
Journal of Petrology
142 citations, 0.82%
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141 citations, 0.81%
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139 citations, 0.8%
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112 citations, 0.65%
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52 citations, 0.3%
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52 citations, 0.3%
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48 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Geology
47 citations, 0.27%
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
45 citations, 0.26%
Ore Geology Reviews
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45 citations, 0.26%
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B Biology
41 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
39 citations, 0.22%
Progress in Physical Geography
39 citations, 0.22%
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39 citations, 0.22%
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39 citations, 0.22%
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38 citations, 0.22%
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38 citations, 0.22%
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37 citations, 0.21%
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34 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
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Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
32 citations, 0.18%
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32 citations, 0.18%
Palynology
32 citations, 0.18%
Mineralogy and Petrology
31 citations, 0.18%
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31 citations, 0.18%
Quaternary International
30 citations, 0.17%
Bulletin of Volcanology
30 citations, 0.17%
Geobios
30 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Micropalaeontology
30 citations, 0.17%
Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography
30 citations, 0.17%
International Geology Review
29 citations, 0.17%
Palaontologische Zeitschrift
29 citations, 0.17%
Ichnos
28 citations, 0.16%
Journal of African Earth Sciences
28 citations, 0.16%
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
28 citations, 0.16%
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
28 citations, 0.16%
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
28 citations, 0.16%
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28 citations, 0.16%
Clay Minerals
27 citations, 0.16%
Gondwana Research
26 citations, 0.15%
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
25 citations, 0.14%
Terra Nova
24 citations, 0.14%
Minerals
24 citations, 0.14%
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23 citations, 0.13%
New Phytologist
21 citations, 0.12%
Geologiska Foereningan i Stockholm Foerhandlingar
21 citations, 0.12%
Royal Society Open Science
20 citations, 0.12%
Geosphere
20 citations, 0.12%
PeerJ
19 citations, 0.11%
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19 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
18 citations, 0.1%
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18 citations, 0.1%
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18 citations, 0.1%
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18 citations, 0.1%
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17 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Sedimentary Research
17 citations, 0.1%
Facies
17 citations, 0.1%
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Citing publishers

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Geological Society of London
5954 citations, 34.33%
Elsevier
3445 citations, 19.86%
Wiley
1824 citations, 10.52%
Cambridge University Press
1089 citations, 6.28%
Springer Nature
1066 citations, 6.15%
Geologists' Association
572 citations, 3.3%
Taylor & Francis
528 citations, 3.04%
Oxford University Press
304 citations, 1.75%
Mineralogical Society
185 citations, 1.07%
MDPI
113 citations, 0.65%
American Geophysical Union
102 citations, 0.59%
Geological Society of America
101 citations, 0.58%
petroleum geology conference proceedings
83 citations, 0.48%
SAGE
74 citations, 0.43%
The Royal Society
64 citations, 0.37%
Pleiades Publishing
58 citations, 0.33%
University of Chicago Press
58 citations, 0.33%
Canadian Science Publishing
47 citations, 0.27%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
39 citations, 0.22%
Walter de Gruyter
38 citations, 0.22%
Frontiers Media S.A.
37 citations, 0.21%
Copernicus
32 citations, 0.18%
The British Micropalaeontological Society
30 citations, 0.17%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
19 citations, 0.11%
PeerJ
19 citations, 0.11%
Hindawi Limited
18 citations, 0.1%
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
17 citations, 0.1%
Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia
16 citations, 0.09%
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
11 citations, 0.06%
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
11 citations, 0.06%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
10 citations, 0.06%
GeoScienceWorld
10 citations, 0.06%
8 citations, 0.05%
Royal Irish Academy
8 citations, 0.05%
Annual Reviews
8 citations, 0.05%
Edinburgh University Press
7 citations, 0.04%
The Paleontological Society of Japan
7 citations, 0.04%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
6 citations, 0.03%
IOP Publishing
6 citations, 0.03%
Consortium Erudit
6 citations, 0.03%
F1000 Research
6 citations, 0.03%
Science in China Press
5 citations, 0.03%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
5 citations, 0.03%
Scientific Research Publishing
5 citations, 0.03%
Brill
4 citations, 0.02%
Norwegian Polar Institute
4 citations, 0.02%
Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc.
4 citations, 0.02%
Geographical Society of Ireland
4 citations, 0.02%
The Geological Society of Japan
4 citations, 0.02%
American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored)
4 citations, 0.02%
Maney Publishing
4 citations, 0.02%
Magnolia Press
3 citations, 0.02%
Association Paleontologica Argentina
3 citations, 0.02%
Mineralogical Association of Canada
3 citations, 0.02%
Society of Economic Geologists
3 citations, 0.02%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
3 citations, 0.02%
3 citations, 0.02%
European Association of Petroleum Geoscientists and Engineers
3 citations, 0.02%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
3 citations, 0.02%
Polska Akademia Nauk Instytut Paleobiologii Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences)
3 citations, 0.02%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.01%
IWA Publishing
2 citations, 0.01%
Eagle Hill Foundation
2 citations, 0.01%
Mineralogical Society of America
2 citations, 0.01%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
2 citations, 0.01%
The Geological Society of Korea
2 citations, 0.01%
Peabody Museum of Natural History
2 citations, 0.01%
The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology
2 citations, 0.01%
Zoological Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.01%
Norsk Geologisk Forening/Norwegian Geological Society
2 citations, 0.01%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2 citations, 0.01%
SciELO
2 citations, 0.01%
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
2 citations, 0.01%
Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry
2 citations, 0.01%
The Geochemical Society of Japan
2 citations, 0.01%
Apex Publishing
2 citations, 0.01%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1 citation, 0.01%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.01%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
Japan Institute of Light Metals
1 citation, 0.01%
Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.01%
Academic Publication Council - Kuwait University
1 citation, 0.01%
Japan Academy
1 citation, 0.01%
American Physical Society (APS)
1 citation, 0.01%
Micropaleontology Press
1 citation, 0.01%
1 citation, 0.01%
University of Colorado
1 citation, 0.01%
Forensic Science Society
1 citation, 0.01%
Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences
1 citation, 0.01%
Thomas Telford
1 citation, 0.01%
Japan Society of Colour Material
1 citation, 0.01%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.01%
PAGEPress Publications
1 citation, 0.01%
IGG UB RAS
1 citation, 0.01%
Cellule MathDoc/Centre Mersenne
1 citation, 0.01%
Laser Pages Publishing Ltd
1 citation, 0.01%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.01%
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British Geological Survey
191 publications, 13.14%
University of Glasgow
151 publications, 10.39%
University of Edinburgh
115 publications, 7.91%
University of Aberdeen
71 publications, 4.88%
University of St Andrews
68 publications, 4.68%
University of Liverpool
59 publications, 4.06%
Newcastle University
37 publications, 2.54%
University of Manchester
36 publications, 2.48%
Durham University
29 publications, 1.99%
University of Strathclyde
29 publications, 1.99%
Keele University
26 publications, 1.79%
Ege University
25 publications, 1.72%
University of Sheffield
25 publications, 1.72%
University of Oxford
24 publications, 1.65%
University of Leeds
24 publications, 1.65%
University of Cambridge
22 publications, 1.51%
University of Leicester
22 publications, 1.51%
Imperial College London
20 publications, 1.38%
University of Dundee
19 publications, 1.31%
University of Birmingham
17 publications, 1.17%
University of Reading
17 publications, 1.17%
University of Amsterdam
14 publications, 0.96%
Birkbeck, University of London
13 publications, 0.89%
Queen's University Belfast
12 publications, 0.83%
James Hutton Institute
12 publications, 0.83%
University of Galway
12 publications, 0.83%
University of Bristol
11 publications, 0.76%
University of Bergen
10 publications, 0.69%
Royal Holloway University of London
10 publications, 0.69%
Lancaster University
10 publications, 0.69%
Trinity College Dublin
9 publications, 0.62%
Natural Environment Research Council
9 publications, 0.62%
Heriot-Watt University
9 publications, 0.62%
Swansea University
8 publications, 0.55%
University of Portsmouth
8 publications, 0.55%
Scottish Association For Marine Science
7 publications, 0.48%
Queensland Museum
6 publications, 0.41%
University of East Anglia
6 publications, 0.41%
University of Texas at Austin
5 publications, 0.34%
Western University
5 publications, 0.34%
University of Exeter
5 publications, 0.34%
University College Dublin
5 publications, 0.34%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
5 publications, 0.34%
Coventry University
5 publications, 0.34%
Goldsmiths University of London
5 publications, 0.34%
Oklahoma State University
5 publications, 0.34%
Utkal University
4 publications, 0.28%
Gauhati University
4 publications, 0.28%
Stockholm University
4 publications, 0.28%
University of Nottingham
4 publications, 0.28%
University of Southampton
4 publications, 0.28%
University of Canterbury
4 publications, 0.28%
University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica
4 publications, 0.28%
Cardiff University
4 publications, 0.28%
University of Hull
4 publications, 0.28%
University of Stirling
4 publications, 0.28%
University of New Brunswick
4 publications, 0.28%
Swedish Museum of Natural History
3 publications, 0.21%
University College London
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Waterloo
3 publications, 0.21%
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
3 publications, 0.21%
Brock University
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Toronto
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Alberta
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Ottawa
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Guelph
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Tartu
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Greenwich
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Brighton
3 publications, 0.21%
British Antarctic Survey
3 publications, 0.21%
Memorial University of Newfoundland
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Balochistan
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Baghdad
2 publications, 0.14%
ETH Zurich
2 publications, 0.14%
Aston University
2 publications, 0.14%
Liverpool John Moores University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Copenhagen
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Western Australia
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Adelaide
2 publications, 0.14%
Columbia University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Ilorin
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Calabar
2 publications, 0.14%
University of California, Santa Cruz
2 publications, 0.14%
McMaster University
2 publications, 0.14%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Warsaw
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Barcelona
2 publications, 0.14%
Carleton University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Saskatchewan
2 publications, 0.14%
Louisiana State University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Ulster
2 publications, 0.14%
Canterbury Christ Church University
2 publications, 0.14%
Kent State University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Oklahoma
2 publications, 0.14%
Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.07%
Cherepovets State University
1 publication, 0.07%
Saudi Aramco
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Tabriz
1 publication, 0.07%
Presidency University
1 publication, 0.07%
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University of Aberdeen
12 publications, 12.12%
University of Glasgow
11 publications, 11.11%
British Geological Survey
7 publications, 7.07%
University of Edinburgh
6 publications, 6.06%
University of St Andrews
6 publications, 6.06%
James Hutton Institute
4 publications, 4.04%
University of Oxford
3 publications, 3.03%
University of Manchester
3 publications, 3.03%
University of Strathclyde
3 publications, 3.03%
University College London
2 publications, 2.02%
University of Cambridge
2 publications, 2.02%
University of Bergen
2 publications, 2.02%
Newcastle University
2 publications, 2.02%
Keele University
2 publications, 2.02%
Lancaster University
2 publications, 2.02%
University of Leeds
2 publications, 2.02%
University of Barcelona
2 publications, 2.02%
University of Stirling
2 publications, 2.02%
University of Brighton
2 publications, 2.02%
Canterbury Christ Church University
2 publications, 2.02%
University of New Brunswick
2 publications, 2.02%
University of Baghdad
1 publication, 1.01%
Stockholm University
1 publication, 1.01%
Swedish Museum of Natural History
1 publication, 1.01%
Durham University
1 publication, 1.01%
University of Dundee
1 publication, 1.01%
University of Liverpool
1 publication, 1.01%
Royal Holloway University of London
1 publication, 1.01%
University of Birmingham
1 publication, 1.01%
National University of La Plata
1 publication, 1.01%
Queensland Museum
1 publication, 1.01%
University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 1.01%
AGH University of Krakow
1 publication, 1.01%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 1.01%
University of Reading
1 publication, 1.01%
University of Leicester
1 publication, 1.01%
Louisiana State University
1 publication, 1.01%
University of Tartu
1 publication, 1.01%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 publication, 1.01%
University College Dublin
1 publication, 1.01%
Heriot-Watt University
1 publication, 1.01%
Edge Hill University
1 publication, 1.01%
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United Kingdom, 1095, 75.31%
United Kingdom
1095 publications, 75.31%
USA, 61, 4.2%
USA
61 publications, 4.2%
Canada, 48, 3.3%
Canada
48 publications, 3.3%
Ireland, 32, 2.2%
Ireland
32 publications, 2.2%
Australia, 28, 1.93%
Australia
28 publications, 1.93%
Netherlands, 27, 1.86%
Netherlands
27 publications, 1.86%
Turkey, 25, 1.72%
Turkey
25 publications, 1.72%
Norway, 21, 1.44%
Norway
21 publications, 1.44%
India, 12, 0.83%
India
12 publications, 0.83%
Germany, 9, 0.62%
Germany
9 publications, 0.62%
New Zealand, 8, 0.55%
New Zealand
8 publications, 0.55%
Sweden, 8, 0.55%
Sweden
8 publications, 0.55%
France, 7, 0.48%
France
7 publications, 0.48%
China, 6, 0.41%
China
6 publications, 0.41%
Denmark, 6, 0.41%
Denmark
6 publications, 0.41%
Spain, 5, 0.34%
Spain
5 publications, 0.34%
Nigeria, 5, 0.34%
Nigeria
5 publications, 0.34%
Estonia, 4, 0.28%
Estonia
4 publications, 0.28%
Jamaica, 4, 0.28%
Jamaica
4 publications, 0.28%
Argentina, 3, 0.21%
Argentina
3 publications, 0.21%
Pakistan, 3, 0.21%
Pakistan
3 publications, 0.21%
Poland, 3, 0.21%
Poland
3 publications, 0.21%
Switzerland, 3, 0.21%
Switzerland
3 publications, 0.21%
Sri Lanka, 3, 0.21%
Sri Lanka
3 publications, 0.21%
Belgium, 2, 0.14%
Belgium
2 publications, 0.14%
Botswana, 2, 0.14%
Botswana
2 publications, 0.14%
Brazil, 2, 0.14%
Brazil
2 publications, 0.14%
Iraq, 2, 0.14%
Iraq
2 publications, 0.14%
Italy, 2, 0.14%
Italy
2 publications, 0.14%
Libya, 2, 0.14%
Libya
2 publications, 0.14%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 0.14%
Saudi Arabia
2 publications, 0.14%
Japan, 2, 0.14%
Japan
2 publications, 0.14%
Russia, 1, 0.07%
Russia
1 publication, 0.07%
Portugal, 1, 0.07%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.07%
Greece, 1, 0.07%
Greece
1 publication, 0.07%
Egypt, 1, 0.07%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.07%
Indonesia, 1, 0.07%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.07%
Iran, 1, 0.07%
Iran
1 publication, 0.07%
Kenya, 1, 0.07%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.07%
Latvia, 1, 0.07%
Latvia
1 publication, 0.07%
Lebanon, 1, 0.07%
Lebanon
1 publication, 0.07%
Malaysia, 1, 0.07%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.07%
Peru, 1, 0.07%
Peru
1 publication, 0.07%
Romania, 1, 0.07%
Romania
1 publication, 0.07%
Solomon Islands, 1, 0.07%
Solomon Islands
1 publication, 0.07%
Finland, 1, 0.07%
Finland
1 publication, 0.07%
Ecuador, 1, 0.07%
Ecuador
1 publication, 0.07%
South Africa, 1, 0.07%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.07%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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United Kingdom, 67, 67.68%
United Kingdom
67 publications, 67.68%
Canada, 3, 3.03%
Canada
3 publications, 3.03%
USA, 2, 2.02%
USA
2 publications, 2.02%
Australia, 2, 2.02%
Australia
2 publications, 2.02%
Argentina, 2, 2.02%
Argentina
2 publications, 2.02%
Ireland, 2, 2.02%
Ireland
2 publications, 2.02%
Spain, 2, 2.02%
Spain
2 publications, 2.02%
Norway, 2, 2.02%
Norway
2 publications, 2.02%
Sweden, 2, 2.02%
Sweden
2 publications, 2.02%
Germany, 1, 1.01%
Germany
1 publication, 1.01%
France, 1, 1.01%
France
1 publication, 1.01%
Estonia, 1, 1.01%
Estonia
1 publication, 1.01%
Denmark, 1, 1.01%
Denmark
1 publication, 1.01%
Iraq, 1, 1.01%
Iraq
1 publication, 1.01%
Netherlands, 1, 1.01%
Netherlands
1 publication, 1.01%
Poland, 1, 1.01%
Poland
1 publication, 1.01%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 1.01%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 1.01%
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