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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Soils and Rocks (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Soils and Rocks published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Engineering, Geologicalrank 55 of 71 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Soils and Rocks
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Soils and Rocks is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ).
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Soils and Rocks
We have not found a published waiver policy for this journal's publisher (Brazilian Assoc Soil Mech & Geotech Engn, Portuguese Geotech Soc). Ask the editorial office before you submit, and compare publishers that do waive the APC in the APC waiver checker.
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Who funds research published in Soils and Rocks
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03Indexing
Indexing of Soils and Rocks
- ISSN
- 1980-9743
- eISSN
- 2675-5475
- Publisher
- Brazilian Assoc Soil Mech & Geotech Engn, Portuguese Geotech Soc
- Country
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Engineering, Geological
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
- Web of Science Master Journal List
- SCImago Journal Rank
- ISSN Portal (ISSN 1980-9743)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
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04How to submit
How to submit to Soils and Rocks
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Soils and Rocks accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
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- Plan the fee. Soils and Rocks is fully open access and lists no article fee in DOAJ. See whether your author team qualifies for a waiver with the free APC waiver checker.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
05What it publishes
What Soils and Rocks publishes: real papers
06Published papers
Papers published in Soils and Rocks
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Soils and Rocks20200 citations
- Soil classification system from cone penetration test data applying distance-based machine learning algorithms20190 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Soils and Rocks
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to Soils and Rocks
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- Frontiers in MaterialsSCIEScopusJCR 20242 similar papers
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202433 similar papers
- Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the EnvironmentSCIEScopusJCR 20241 similar paper
- Frontiers in Earth ScienceSCIEScopusJCR 20248 similar papers
- Practice Periodical on Structural Design and ConstructionScopusJCR 20241 similar paper
- Frontiers in Energy ResearchSCIEScopusJCR 202413 similar papers
09Same subject
Engineering, Geological journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Soils and Rocks when the 63 journals of Engineering, Geological in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics | 1.00 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 52 | Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering | 0.99 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 53 | International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics | 0.94 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 54 | Environmental and Engineering Geoscience | 0.83 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 56 | Archives for Technical Sciences | 0.76 | ESCI | Some open access |
| 57 | Bulletin of the Tomsk Polytechnic University Geo Assets Engineering | 0.42 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 58 | Journal of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology | 0.32 | SCIE | Some open access |
| 59 | geotechnik | 0.25 | ESCI | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
10Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,724 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
11Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Soils and Rocks?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Soils and Rocks is 0.81: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 0.81 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Soils and Rocks?
The h-index of Soils and Rocks is 19 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 19 of its papers have each been cited at least 19 times. Its i10-index is 75.
What is the quartile of Soils and Rocks?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Soils and Rocks is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Soils and Rocks indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Soils and Rocks appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Soils and Rocks an SCIE journal?
Soils and Rocks is listed in ESCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Soils and Rocks in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Soils and Rocks is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Soils and Rocks does ScholarsColab track?
We track 2 papers published in Soils and Rocks between 2019 and 2020, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Who funds research published in Soils and Rocks?
0% of 161 recent research articles in Soils and Rocks name a funder in Crossref.
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