Comments on: Impact factors for sedimentary geology journals

By: Hamed

Hamed — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:57:46 +0000

I think this list covers some journals that are not just deal with different aspects of sedimentary geology. Most of them deal with wide-range issues of geology in general and they are not particularly sedimentary geology journals. Due to this reason, not only all specific journals of sedimentary geology are in the bottom of the list but also we can not see some specific journals in field of sedimentology such as Facies, Sedimentology, 3 palo Cretaceous research, paleoceanograpy, carbonates and evaporates, and so on which are so reputed between specialists. Hence, the title of the list should be changed to a general name.

By: BrianR

BrianR — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:43:08 +0000

LL – I was also surprised by Earth-Science Reviews. I’m not sure where those others are in this list, I don’t have access to JCR. But, if you google ‘eigen factor’ you can get a similar ranking.

By: Lab Lemming

Lab Lemming — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:27:00 +0000

I don’t think I have ever read- much less cited- anything from “Earth Science Reviews”

Where does Economic Geology or Precambrian Research fall?

I’ve also found a basin dynamic type paper in G3 once, but it sucked.

By: BrianR

BrianR — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:01:43 +0000

MattW … yeah, that’s right … I totally forgot that one.

By: MattW

MattW — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:47:36 +0000

Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface (JGR F) is another one which has significant sed papers and is high impact. Biased towards physical/numerical modeling perhaps, but definitely one to consider submitting to and keeping up with.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:21:44 +0000

“Today” as in 2007 versus 5-year average.

By: BrianR

BrianR — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:41:24 +0000

Andrew … today as in literally today (4/24/09)? That is interesting … maybe something to do w/ how their calculated?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:38:55 +0000

Interesting that all of the journals you listed have lower impact factors today except M&PG, distinctly lower.

By: BrianR

BrianR — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:50:28 +0000

Suvrat … that’s a good point about Palios (sp?). In that sense, perhaps the Paleo, Paleo, Paleo journal as well … they sometimes have paleoenvironmental reconstruction from sed rx studies in there.

By: suvrat

suvrat — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:26:52 +0000

Brian-

that’s a useful list. I would add Palios to it. I know its not sed geology proper, more ecology oriented, but there are lots of taphonomy oriented papers which have interesting stuff on physical and chemical diagenesis.

regarding carbonate journals, there used to be a journal with the title Carbonates and Evaporites edited by Gerald Friedman ( Friedman and Sanders fame). Don’t know if it is still in print. I don’t think it ever made much of an “impact” :-)