Journal profile · GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS
Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography
ISSN 2785-339X · eISSN 2785-2970 · OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Trieste, Italy · Italy
Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.26; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 30 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 1976 (Volume 19): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography is an open access journal dedicated to the publication of original papers dealing with Deep Earth Geophysics, Near Surface Geophysics, Exploration Geophysics, Borehole Geophysics, Geodynamics and Seismotectonics, Seismology, Engineering Seismology, Geophysical Modelling, Geodesy, Remote Sensing, Seismic and Geodetic Networks, Oceanography, and their application in the fields of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate, Policies and Regulations, Risk and Security, Technological Development (ISSN 2785-2970). Issues of about 80 pages are published quarterly. Papers dealing with Solid Earth and Oceanography are grouped into two parts, A and B, respectively. The journal is published by OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Trieste, Italy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: CNKI
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
- 1.26LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- 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 prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Papers essentially of an advertising nature; generative editorial work and autonomous content creation
Article types accepted4
- review articlesScientific and technical papers, as well as review articles, are the main contributions accepted.Length not stated
- scientific and technical papersScientific and technical papers, as well as review articles, are the main contributions accepted.Length not stated
- short notesthe journal will also publish short notes, limited to a length of four pages including referencesLength not stated
- technical notestechnical notes dedicated to the presentation of current research activity or significant original dataLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI tools allowed for editing only; generative content creation not accepted Model summary
While the use of AI tools for editing purposes is allowed for improvements to human-generated texts (i.e. wording and formatting changes), generative editorial work and autonomous content creation are not accepted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Original work, not published or submitted elsewhere Model summary
The manuscript submitted for publication must not have been published or submitted, partly or in whole, for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism not allowed Model summary
The manuscript must not contain any instances of plagiarism.
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
- OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Trieste, Italy
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2785-339X
- Print ISSN
- 2785-2970
- Electronic ISSN
- 2785-2970
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19 (1976)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography
What CAS zone is Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography 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 Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.26; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 0.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Which databases index Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography 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: .