JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION

Journal Title
JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION

J GEOCHEM EXPLOR

ISSN / eISSN
0375-6742
Aims and Scope
Journal of Geochemical Exploration is mostly dedicated to publication of original studies in exploration and environmental geochemistry and related topics.

Contributions considered of prevalent interest for the journal include researches based on the application of innovative methods to:

define the genesis and the evolution of mineral deposits including transfer of elements in large-scale mineralized areas.
analyze complex systems at the boundaries between bio-geochemistry, metal transport and mineral accumulation.
evaluate effects of historical mining activities on the surface environment.
trace pollutant sources and define their fate and transport models in the near-surface and surface environments involving solid, fluid and aerial matrices.
assess and quantify natural and technogenic radioactivity in the environment.
determine geochemical anomalies and set baseline reference values using compositional data analysis, multivariate statistics and geo-spatial analysis.
assess the impacts of anthropogenic contamination on ecosystems and human health at local and regional scale to prioritize and classify risks through deterministic and stochastic approaches.
Papers dedicated to the presentation of newly developed methods in analytical geochemistry to be applied in the field or in laboratory are also within the topics of interest for the journal.
Subject Area

GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS

CiteScore
7.70 View Trend
CiteScore Ranking
Category Quartile Rank
Earth and Planetary Sciences - Geochemistry and Petrology Q1 #18/140
Earth and Planetary Sciences - Economic Geology Q1 #8/40
Web of Science Core Collection
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Indexed -
Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023) Quartile
GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS - SCIE Q1
H-index
72
Country/Area of Publication
NETHERLANDS
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Frequency
Bimonthly
Year Publication Started
1972
Annual Article Volume
129
Open Access
NO
Contact
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Verified Reviews
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The submission process is not enjoyable. Firstly, it is slow. It takes about a month to send it for external review, and with the first review taking two months, the total time is three months. Throughout the process, there is only one reviewer. The reviewer is indeed professional, but it can be seen that they are not thorough. They can only provide suggestions on parts they are familiar with, and these parts are not the most important content of the article (for example, they focus on the part that cost 10,000 yuan for experiments, while ignoring the remaining 24,000 yuan of experimental data). This shows that the reviewer may not understand what the article is about, resulting in negative evaluations. Shouldn't they be objective if they do not understand? Secondly, the reviewer is not thorough and only reviews the parts related to the figures and their related sections. They completely ignore the content without figures. Lastly, the reviewer makes several mocking remarks in the article, for example, "I'm just curious if you are serious." It's truly eye-opening. In conclusion, if you are in a hurry to graduate, do not choose this journal.
2022-06-16
The overall process was slow, not suitable for students who were in a hurry to graduate. However, luckily, the article was eventually accepted.
Submitted on October 17th;
Received first review comments on February 25th, requiring major revisions;
Uploaded revised manuscript in mid-March; received a reminder after two months;
Received review comments on June 16th, requiring minor revisions;
Uploaded revised manuscript on June 25th;
Accepted on July 27th.
2022-07-30

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