Journal profile
Bulletin of the Marine Geology
ISSN 1410-6175 · eISSN 2527-8843 · Marine Geological Institute of Indonesia · Indonesia
Bulletin of the Marine Geology: fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the Marine Geology is published by Marine Geological Institute of Indonesia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological formations and processes, Coastal and Marine Dynamics and Geological and Geophysical Studies, together about 32% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences15.1%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences8.8%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.1%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7.6%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.8%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 252 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 38 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 67 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Marine Geological Institute of Indonesia
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1410-6175
- Electronic ISSN
- 2527-8843
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the Marine Geology
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of the Marine Geology?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Is Bulletin of the Marine Geology open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the Marine Geology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .