Assessment of Spanish scientific journals on geology

Spanish Geology journals play an important role in disseminating research carried out in this geographically oriented discipline, which is largely involved in territorial aspects of marked local and national interest. In this paper, an assessment of the Spanish scientific journals on Geology is reported. The aim of this work is to provided elements for a diagnosis of the present situation of these domestic journals. The analysis is based ion indicators that refers to the formal quality, compliance with international standards, timeliness, composition of the editorial board, and international dissemination of journals. Presence of funded papers has also been analyzed as an indicator of journal quality. The present paper is part of a project aimed to help in the development of a methodology for the assessment of domestic journals and the role they play in the Spanish R&D system.