Journal profile · GEOLOGY
Boletin de Geologia
ISSN 0120-0283 · eISSN 2145-8553 · Universidad Industrial de Santander · Colombia
Boletin de Geologia: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Boletin de Geologia is published by Universidad Industrial de Santander 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 Tectonic Studies in Latin America, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, together about 54.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El Boletín de Geología es una publicación cuatrimestral de circulación internacional dedicada a estudios originales y de alta calidad en el campo de las Geociencias.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 5, Brazil 3, Spain 2, Argentina 2, United States 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin AmericaEarth and Planetary Sciences40.5%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7.9%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science5.8%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering5.6%
- Geological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.5%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy4.3%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science4%
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 | Geology | 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 | Geology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 5 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 61 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 60 |
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)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
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
- Universidad Industrial de Santander
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0120-0283
- Electronic ISSN
- 2145-8553
- 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 Boletin de Geologia
What CAS zone is Boletin de Geologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Boletin de Geologia is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geology. 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.
How long does peer review take at Boletin de Geologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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 Boletin de Geologia 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 Colombia (5), Brazil (3) and Spain (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Boletin de Geologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Boletin de Geologia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Boletin de Geologia open access, and what is the APC?
Boletin de Geologia 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .