Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
ISSN 1050-9747 · eISSN 1943-2674 · Geological Society of America · Monthly
BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA: CAS Zone 1 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geological Society of America Bulletin is a leading international journal for major scholarly research in all branches of the earth sciences. Published continuously since 1890. Full-text available for all issues. Submit Author Information
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.54LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1.54Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Geological Society of America
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1050-9747
- Print ISSN
- 0016-7606
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-2674
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 138, Issue 9-10 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
What CAS zone is BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. 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.
Which databases index BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA is indexed in Scopus.
Is BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA open access, and what is the APC?
BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .