Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
AGU Advances
ISSN 2576-604X · Wiley-Blackwell · United States
AGU Advances: CAS Zone 1 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.4; fully open access; APC about USD 3,460; median 161 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 118 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AGU Advances is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate variability and models, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AGU Advances rapidly publishes research -- from all fields of Earth and space sciences -- that has broad and immediate implications and that is of interest not only to researchers in these fields but also to the larger science community and to the public at large. AGU Advances differentiates itself from other highly selective journals by being fully open access: available for all to download, read, and share. AGU Advances publishes novel, innovative research in the form of approximately 150 full-length papers each year. All papers are enriched by plain-language summaries and Editor’s Highlights and are often accompanied by Viewpoint commentaries aimed at explaining and elaborating the research to a wide audience. Manuscript preparation guidelines (applicable to all journals) can be found here. Journal Overview Content types AGU Advances publishes the following: Research Articles Research articles present fully developed analysis and discussion of scientific topics within the scope of the journal. They are expected to present new theories and novel concepts along with their applications. The results should provide a significant advance that will have impact within a discipline, across multiple disciplines, or to public understanding of science and/or policy. Research articles should be limited to 25 publication units, where each publication unit is 500 words or one figure. These manuscripts are handled by the editorial staff of the journal and are typically sent to multiple reviewers. Viewpoints Viewpoints offer context for Research Articles and are published concurrently with them. These articles give background on the field and explain outstanding questions or controversies, along with what the future may hold, especially as influenced by the newly published results. Viewpoints are so named because the author will give their own individual perspective on these points in the course of the piece. Viewpoints are always commissioned and are subjected to editorial review but are not peer-reviewed. Viewpoints should be less than 1,000 words with one figure or table (3 publication units) in length. Commentaries Commentary pieces are aimed at readers across the Earth and space sciences and discuss issues of interest to the community, meetings, workshops, or other notable or historical events. Further guidelines on Commentary style and format are here. Commentaries in AGU Advances are often commissioned, but we welcome inquiries about potential articles at advance
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 10, Hong Kong, China 1, Italy 1, Canada 1, Switzerland 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science9.5%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.2%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6%
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy5%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.9%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Astrophysics Data System
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 7.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 189OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 102Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 393,207Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 536 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 106 | 106 | 81 |
| 2025 | 118 | 118 | 579 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 924 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 863 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 1,129 |
| 2021 | 82 | 82 | 3,121 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
161 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 124 days – 202 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 193 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (216 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 134 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,460 / GBP 2,570 / EUR 2,910 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,460 / EUR 2,910 / GBP 2,570 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,750 / GBP 2,040 / EUR 2,310 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review Process
Transparent Review. AGU Advances is experimenting with transparent review. This means that when we publish a paper, we will also make available online the history of the review process, including reviewer comments (anonymous or self-identified). Thus, reviewers and authors need to know that their comments may be published on the web, though only in the case of papers that are ultimately accepted f…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2576-604X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AGU Advances
What CAS zone is AGU Advances in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AGU Advances is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of AGU Advances?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.4; CiteScore 7.8, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at AGU Advances?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 161 days (interquartile range 124–202 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of AGU Advances based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), Hong Kong, China (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AGU Advances?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AGU Advances is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AGU Advances open access, and what is the APC?
AGU Advances is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,460.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .