Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Stratigraphy
Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences
ISSN 2037-2272 · eISSN 2280-6148 · Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences: fully open access; 5 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences is published by Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological formations and processes and Evolution and Paleontology Studies, together about 37.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Stratigraphy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences13.5%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences13.5%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences10%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences7.9%
- Soil and Environmental StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Geological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratigraphy | Q3 | 32/56 | 43rd |
| Geology | Q3 | 204/333 | 38th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 142 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 32 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 46 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 43 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 59 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
- ISSN
- 2037-2272
- Electronic ISSN
- 2280-6148
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences
Which databases index Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .