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Earth Sciences History

Abbreviation (ISO):EARTH SCI HIST
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.138•SCImago Rank: #26,333•Identifier (ISSN):0736-623X(Print)/1944-6187(Online)•Articles / Year: 15•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,384 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.2
↓ -0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
7

7 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate66.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
15articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.357)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.233)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.216)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.235)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0)
🔵 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

Earth Sciences History promotes and publishes historical work on all areas of the earth sciences – including geology, geography, geophysics, oceanography, paleontology, meteorology, and climatology. The journal honors and encourages a variety of approaches to historical study: biography, history of ideas, social history, and histories of institutions, organizations, and techniques. Articles are peer reviewed.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
HistoryGeologyBiologyGeographyArchaeologyPaleontologyPhilosophyPhysicsComputer SciencePolitical ScienceArts & HumanitiesLawEngineering

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #26,333Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesEarth and Planetary Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.138

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
12

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.19

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,384 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations17
3-Year Documents75
Citable Documents62

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 Rate20.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ3
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Philosophy
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
History of the Earth Sciences Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semiannual
Founding Year
1982
Editorial Address
HISTORY EARTH SCIENCES SOC, C/O DAVID I. SPANAGEL, SECRETARY 101 GROVE STREET, SHREWSBURY, USA, MA, 01545
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
254/259Q4
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
JCRSCIE, SSCI
94/111Q4
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
229/259Q4
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
JCISCIE, SSCI
95/111Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—180
20250.6362
20240.3347
20230.32526
20220.3572511
20210.2332736
20200.2163269
20190.2352832
201803252
2017—2238
2016—2246
2015—2474
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Earth Sciences History

WoS Q4
0011201820192020202120222023202420250.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 66.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 3931b77a-73a2-4dce-ac76-96453f359ce0
Database Updated: 2026-09-28