Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
ISSN 0812-0099 · eISSN 1440-0952 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · AUSTRALIA · Bimonthly
Australian Journal of Earth Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.83; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 130 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Earth Sciences is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Geological and Geophysical Studies, together about 46.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Australian Journal of Earth Sciences publishes peer-reviewed research papers as well as significant review articles of general interest to geoscientists. The Journal covers the whole field of earth science including basin studies, regional geophysical studies and metallogeny. There is usually a thematic issue each year featuring a selection of papers on a particular area of earth science. Shorter papers are encouraged and are given priority in publication. Critical discussion of recently published papers is also encouraged. Peer review policy All published papers in this journal have undergone rigorous review by at least two referees and are also peer-reviewed before submission. The society can be contacted at: Geological Society of Australia Inc. Suite 8, Level 2, 141 Peats Ferry Road Hornsby NSW 2077 Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief A.S. AndrewPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Australia 11, Mainland China 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences21.6%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science12.8%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences12.2%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.9%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences7.9%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences6%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering3.7%
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 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASGeoRefPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, Advanced Polymers Abstracts, Agricultural Engineering Abstracts, Aluminium Industry Abstracts, Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts, CAB International, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Ceramic Abstracts, Computer and Information Systems Abstracts Journal, Corrosion Abstracts, Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Earthquake Engineering Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, Electronics and Communications Abstracts Journal, Engineered Materials Abstracts, Environment Abstracts, Environment Index, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GEOBASE, Grasslands and Forage Abstracts, International Civil Engineering Abstracts, IMM Abstracts (Institute of Mining and Metallurgy), Ingenta, International Aerospace Abstracts, Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts, Leisure Tourism Database, Materials Business File, METADEX
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
- 1.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.45Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.57Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,600OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 198,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 198,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,918 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 27 | 15 |
| 2025 | 71 | 43 | 106 |
| 2024 | 53 | 34 | 229 |
| 2023 | 63 | 31 | 255 |
| 2022 | 55 | 21 | 231 |
| 2021 | 61 | 24 | 365 |
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
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 188 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (126 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 42%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 42%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Australian Journal of Earth Sciences is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discov…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review policy: All published papers have undergone rigorous review by at least two referees and are also peer-reviewed before submission. Model summary
All published papers in this journal have undergone rigorous review by at least two referees and are also peer-reviewed before submission.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0812-0099
- Electronic ISSN
- 1440-0952
- Society / sponsor
- Geological Society of Australia
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 73, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Earth Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. 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 Australian Journal of Earth Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.83; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Australian Journal of Earth Sciences?
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 130 days (interquartile range 82–188 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 42% (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 Australian Journal of Earth Sciences based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (11) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australian Journal of Earth Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Australian Journal of Earth Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Earth Sciences is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .