Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Basin Research
ISSN 0950-091X · eISSN 1365-2117 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Basin Research: CAS Zone 2 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.78; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,310; median 207 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Basin Research is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological formations and processes, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Geological and Geochemical Analysis, together about 45.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Basin Research is an international journal which aims to publish original, high impact research papers on sedimentary basin systems. We view integrated, interdisciplinary research as being essential for the advancement of the subject area; therefore, we do not seek manuscripts focused purely on sedimentology, structural geology, or geophysics that have a natural home in specialist journals. Rather, we seek manuscripts that treat sedimentary basins as multi-component systems that require a multi-faceted approach to advance our understanding of their development. During deposition and subsidence we are concerned with large-scale geodynamic processes, heat flow, fluid flow, strain distribution, seismic and sequence stratigraphy, modelling, burial and inversion histories. In addition, we view the development of the source area, in terms of drainage networks, climate, erosion, denudation and sediment routing systems as vital to sedimentary basin systems. The underpinning requirement is that a contribution should be of interest to earth scientists of more than one discipline.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 22%); most named Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2, Norway 2, United States 1, France 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences19.2%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences13.1%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences13%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences12.4%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.5%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering8.1%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.1%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCAB AbstractsGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, 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
- 2.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 121OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,240OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 51.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 69Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 158,842Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,956 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 32 | 12 |
| 2025 | 86 | 56 | 144 |
| 2024 | 84 | 51 | 387 |
| 2023 | 97 | 65 | 716 |
| 2022 | 101 | 61 | 925 |
| 2021 | 121 | 62 | 1,957 |
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
207 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 163 days – 308 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 238 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (147 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 202 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Open peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,310 / EUR 3,580 / GBP 2,870 | — | — | |
| 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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- comprehensive reviewsComprehensive Reviews - critical reviews of the literature, including systematic reveiws and meta-analysesLength not stated
- original papersOriginal Papers - reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowldge.Length not stated
- special issues and special sectionsSpecial Issues and Special Sections on topics of interest are also regularly published.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer Review and AcceptanceThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review proces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons licensing Model summary
This journal uses the CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No page charges Model summary
There are no page charges for Basin Research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
Basin Research will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving policy Model summary
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.
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 Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0950-091X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2117
- Society / sponsor
- International Association of Sedimentologists and the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Basin Research
What CAS zone is Basin Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Basin Research is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Basin Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.78; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 121.
How long does peer review take at Basin Research?
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 207 days (interquartile range 163–308 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Basin Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Basin Research based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 22%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2), United Kingdom (2) and Norway (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Basin Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Basin Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, CAB Abstracts, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Basin Research open access, and what is the APC?
Basin Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,310.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .