Island Arc

Aims & Scope

Island Arc is the official journal of the Geological Society of Japan.

This journal focuses on the structure, dynamics and evolution of convergent plate boundaries, including trenches, volcanic arcs, subducting plates, and both accretionary and collisional orogens in modern and ancient settings.

The Journal also opens to other key geological processes and features of broad interest such as oceanic basins, mid-ocean ridges, hot spots, continental cratons, and their surfaces and roots.

Papers that discuss the interaction between solid earth, atmosphere, and bodies of water are also welcome.

Articles of immediate importance to other researchers, either by virtue of their new data, results or ideas are given priority publication.

Island Arc publishes peer-reviewed articles and reviews.

Original scientific articles, of a maximum length of 15 printed pages, are published promptly with a standard publication time from submission of 3 months.

All articles are peer reviewed by at least two research experts in the field of the submitted paper.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12088

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	151

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.475

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	67

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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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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.

• Paleogeographic maps of the Japanese Islands: Plate tectonic synthesis from 750 Ma to the present

  Citation: 969

  Authors: Shigenori, Yukio, Gaku, Masaru

• The seismogenic zone of subduction thrust faults

  Citation: 437

  Authors: R. D., M., D. A.

• The Heilongjiang Group: A Jurassic accretionary complex in the Jiamusi Massif at the western Pacific margin of northeastern China

  Citation: 436

  Authors: Fu‐Yuan, Jin‐Hui, Ching‐Hua, Simon A., De‐You, Bor‐Ming

• A new approach to develop the <scp>R</scp>aman carbonaceous material geothermometer for low‐grade metamorphism using peak width

  Citation: 345

  Authors: Yui, Tomoyuki, Hiroshi, Shunsuke, Mutsuki, Hidetoshi, Daisuke, Simon

• Pacific‐type orogeny revisited: Miyashiro‐type orogeny proposed

  Citation: 299

  Authors: Shigenori

• Jurassic accretion tectonics of Japan

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Yukio

• Anatomy and genesis of a subduction‐related orogen: A new view of geotectonic subdivision and evolution of the Japanese Islands

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Yukio

• An inter‐laboratory evaluation of <scp>OD</scp>‐3 zircon for use as a secondary <scp><scp>U–Pb</scp></scp> dating standard

  Citation: 223

  Authors: Hideki, Yuji, Takafumi, Masatsugu, Tohru, Kenji, Noriko, Shigeru, Akihiro, Yasutaka, Aya, Hisatoshi, Kenichiro, Jun‐Ichi, Qing, Yoshikazu, Yasuhiro, Koshi

• Zircon U–Pb ages and tectonic implications of ‘Early Paleozoic’ granitoids at Yanbian, Jilin Province, northeast China

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Yanbin, Fuyuan, Simon A., Mingguo, Xiaoping, Deyou

• History and modes of Mesozoic accretion in Southeastern Russia

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Boris

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