Journal profile · GEOLOGY
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
ISSN 0367-5211 · eISSN 1799-4632 · Geological Society of Finland · FINLAND · Semiannual
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.31; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland is published by Geological Society of Finland 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, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland (BGSF) publishes research articles and short communications in all branches of geosciences. Contributions from outside Finland are welcome, provided that they contain material relevant to Finnish geology or are of general interest for our readership.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Jussi S. HeinonenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Finland 5, Russia 1 (6 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 Sciences18.7%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences12.5%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science11.9%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.5%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.3%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering2.9%
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 3 |
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 3 |
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 | Geology | 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
CASGeoRefPublisher website
Other: Mineralogical Abstracts, GeoAbstracts (Elsevier)
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
- 2.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 251OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 710 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 67 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 58 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 43 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- research articlespublishes research articles and short communicationsLength not stated
- short communicationspublishes research articles and short communicationsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access policy
Open access policy: authors may archive submitted/accepted/published articles in repositories and personal/institutional webpages; second-hand use requires adequate bibliographic citation. Model summary
The Geological Society of Finland strongly advocates open-access online publishing of the Bulletin. Authors are allowed to archive their submitted/accepted/published articles in open access repositories and on their personal or institution's webpages. This, and any second-hand use of text/figures/tables/data should be accompanied by an adequate bibliographic citation (including authors, year, titl…
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
- Geological Society of Finland
- Country or region
- FINLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 0367-5211
- Electronic ISSN
- 1799-4632
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗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 Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.31; CiteScore 3, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Finland (5) and Russia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .