Baltica

Aims & Scope

BALTICA is an international periodical journal on Earth sciences devoted to the Baltic countries region and the Baltic Sea problems.

This edition as a Yearbook is established in 1961 by initiative of Academician Vytautas Gudelis.

Since 1993, an Editor-in-Chief of the journal became Academician Algimantas Grigelis.

BALTICA is published biannually (in June and December) in cooperation with geoscientists of the circum-Baltic States.

BALTICA is publishing original peer-reviewed papers of international interests on various Earth sciences issues.

The particular emphasis is given to Quaternary geology, climate changes and development of ecosystems, palaeogeography, environmental geology, as well as stratigraphy, tectonics, sedimentology and surface processes with relevance to the geological history of the Baltic Sea and land areas.

Journal emphasizes modern techniques, methodology and standards.

The journal structure comprises original articles, short reviews, information, bibliography.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.203

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Simulated and observed reversals of wave-driven alongshore sediment transport at the eastern Baltic Sea coast

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Maija, Tarmo

• Cliff top recession rate and cliff hazards for the sea coast of Wolin Island (Southern Baltic)

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Andrzej, Zbigniew, Marcin, Jacek, Mariusz

• Seismic shocks, periglacial conditions and glaciotectonics as causes of the deformation of a Pleistocene meandering river succession in central Lithuania

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Małgorzata, Szymon, Albertas, Asta, Barbara

• Modelling of glacially-induced stress changes in Latvia, Lithuania and the Kaliningrad District of Russia

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Holger, Rebekka, Lev

• Scale, origin and spatial distribution of marine litter pollution in the Lithuanian coastal zone of the Baltic Sea

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Arūnas, Nerijus

• Postglacial rebound and relative sea level changes in the Baltic Sea since the Litorina transgression

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Alar, Jan, Michael, Tõnis

• Eutrophication and effects of algal bloom in the south–western part of the Curonian Lagoon alongside the Curonian Spit

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Sergey, Aleksander, Ekaterina, Aleksandr

• Spatial and temporal variation in the water temperature of Lithuanian rivers

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Aldona, JÅ«ratÄ—, Diana

• Dryness dynamics of the Baltic Sea region

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Egidijus, Donatas, Justas, IndrÄ—, Edvinas

• Assessment of uncertainty in estimating the evaporation from the Curonian Lagoon

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Darius, JÅ«ratÄ—, Brunonas, Diana

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