Journal of African Earth Sciences

pISSN: 1464-343XeISSN: 1879-1956• JCR: J AFR EARTH SCIElsevier BVUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

2.5

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.3 (+13.6%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.5
  2. Metric year 2024

    2.2

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARYSCIEQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Journal of African Earth Sciences current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Environmental Science

Ranked #1,079 in Environmental Science by impact factor and #381 among Q2 Environmental Science journals. This context helps compare Journal of African Earth Sciences against journals publishing in the same field.

#1,079
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Journal of African Earth Sciences publication trend

Published 1,296 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.5.

2026 vs 2025: -243
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Journal Details

Total Articles
5,949
H-Index
120
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$2,650 USD
Subject Areas
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceGeophysicsGeophysics

Article Volume

2022
288
2023
249
2024
264
2025
369
2026
126
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