Journal profile · Geochemistry & Geophysics
Annals of Geophysics
ISSN 1593-5213 · eISSN 2037-416X · Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia · ITALY · Bimonthly
Annals of Geophysics: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.62; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 99 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Geophysics is published by Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are earthquake and tectonic studies, Earthquake Detection and Analysis and Seismology and Earthquake Studies, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Geophysics is an international, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access, online journal. Annals of Geophysics welcomes contributions on primary research on Geophysics, Seismology, Volcanolgy Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Physics of the High Atmosphere.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics
Editor-in-chief Paola MontonePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 17, Germany 1, France 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences16.4%
- Earthquake Detection and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
- Seismology and Earthquake StudiesComputer Science9.2%
- Seismic Waves and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences8.6%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy4.7%
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,717 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 69 | 15 |
| 2025 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | 257 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 154 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 323 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 540 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- LaTeX; Tex
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access
- Authorship
LaTeX/Tex manuscripts not accepted. Model summary
We do not accept manuscripts in Latex or Tex.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Original, unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Submission to AG implies that the manuscript is original, unpublished, and not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond open access journal published by INGV (Italy). Model summary
Annals of Geophysics (AG) is a diamond open access international journal published by Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Italy).
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
- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1593-5213
- Electronic ISSN
- 2037-416X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Geophysics
What CAS zone is Annals of Geophysics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Geophysics is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geochemistry & Geophysics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Geophysics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.62; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Geophysics?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Annals of Geophysics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Annals of Geophysics based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (17), Germany (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Geophysics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Geophysics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Geophysics open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Geophysics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .