Episodes
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
60 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.5) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 2.2) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 2.2) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 3.1) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 2.439) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 2.49) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.393) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.708) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.614) | 🔵 Computed |
Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.
Aims & Scope
Episodes is the quarterly journal of the International Union of Geological Sciences, published in Seoul, Korea. In circulation since 1978, Episodes is an international and interdisciplinary open access and free, both to submit and download, publication journal that covers all geoscience disciplines, including economic geology, environmental geology, geochemistry, geoethics, geoheritage, geophysics, hydrogeology, mineralogy, paleontology, petroleum geology, petrology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology, remote sensing, planetary geology, and social science (metric and diversity in publications and citations in Earth Sciences). Episodes includes authoritative articles that reflect global research advances, evolving trends in geoscience disciplines and concise reports on the results of international meetings, conferences, and symposia. It is a high visibility journal, and is indexed in Science Citation Index (SCI), Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE; Web of Science), and Journal Citation Reports (JCR)/Science Edition, along with many other databases such as SCOPUS. Submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed, and a first decision is provided to authors approximately within 30 days after submission.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | JCRSCIE | 184/259 | Q3 |
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | JCISCIE | 153/259 | Q3 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 41 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2.2 | 50 | 98 |
| 2024 | 2.2 | 53 | 96 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 37 | 169 |
| 2022 | 2.439 | 46 | 287 |
| 2021 | 2.49 | 42 | 554 |
| 2020 | 1.393 | 103 | 1,556 |
| 2019 | 1.708 | 34 | 431 |
| 2018 | 1.614 | 31 | 628 |
| 2017 | — | 47 | 935 |
| 2016 | — | 57 | 1,295 |
| 2015 | — | 62 | 744 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Episodes
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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