SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
ISSN 0038-0806 · Elsevier BV · Japan · active 1960–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 3.6
- SJR
- 1.152
- h-index
- 153
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 25 October 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS is Q1 in all 2 of its subject categories.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology | Q1 | #38 of 232 |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q1 | #50 of 418 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 3.80
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 111
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS is Q1 in all 2 of its Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology: Q1, #38 of 232), with SJR 1.152 (Scimago) and an h-index of 153 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science.
Is this the right journal for your paper?
The AI Journal Finder ranks the best-matched journals for your paper’s topic — with tier, open access, citation rate and predatory flags. Free to start.
Responding time
- Submission to publication
- ~36 wkDOAJ self-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusWeb of Science
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, which is a positive signal.
Is SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS?
Papers in SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS are cited about 3.6 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 153. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS is Q1 in all 2 of its subject categories. By category: Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology: Q1, #38 of 232; Civil and Structural Engineering: Q1, #50 of 418. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS is cited about 3.6 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 153.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q1, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
How long does SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS take to publish a paper?
Submission to publication for SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS takes about ~36 wk — DOAJ self-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS.
Ready to submit? Tools for your next paper
Similar venues
- Geotechnical Testing JournalQ2 · ASM International
- International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in GeomechanicsQ1 · Wiley
- Road Materials and Pavement DesignQ1 · Taylor & Francis
- KSCE Journal of Civil EngineeringQ2 · Springer Science+Business Media
- International Journal of Architectural HeritageQ1 · Taylor & Francis
- Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and HydrogeologyQ3 · Geological Society of London
Compare it with its peers: Ranked Civil and Structural Engineering journals — ranked by Scimago quartile and cites per paper, predatory venues excluded.