Journal profile · GEOLOGY
Depositional Record
ISSN 2055-4877 · Wiley · United Kingdom
Depositional Record: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.54; fully open access; APC about USD 2,400; median 179 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 75% (journal website); 70 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Depositional Record is published by Wiley 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 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, together about 51.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Depositional Record (online ISSN: 2055-4877) is a fully open access journal publishing high quality articles from across the field of sedimentology. The journal covers all timescales, from Ancient to Modern Earth and welcomes articles that emphasise the application of sedimentary processes to the study of paleoclimate, changes in the chemical environment, ocean acidification, extra-terrestrial sedimentology, and the application of genetic methods to understanding sedimentological processes. Also welcome are applications of new techniques that further our understanding of environmental processes more widely. Broadly-based sedimentological studies should emphasize the value of sedimentological techniques with respect to enhancing the value of data derived from cognate disciplines; such as palaeontology, archaeology and forensic sedimentology, amongst others. Papers should not be of regional interest, but rather have global implications. If a paper is submitted on a regional outcrop, this occurrence must be related to other age equivalent outcrops and the broad significance of the occurrence discussed. All relevant literature should be cited. Papers failing to meet these criteria will not be sent for peer review. Open Access Authors of accepted articles are required to pay an Article Publication Charge and their papers are published under a Creative Commons license. With Creative Commons licenses, the author retains copyright and the public is allowed to reuse the content. The author grants Wiley a license to publish the article and identify as the original publisher. To find out which Creative Commons licenses are available for the journal, click here. Abstracting and Indexing Information CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Open Access Journal Index – OAJ (NSLC & CEPIEC) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOLOGY
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, Japan 1, Germany 1, Finland 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences18.3%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences17.2%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences15.9%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering6.9%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.9%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences2.7%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASPublisher website
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
- 2.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 58Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 115,021Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 461 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 16 |
| 2025 | 70 | 70 | 95 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | 285 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 240 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 436 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 519 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
179 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 241 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 75%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 75%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 164 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,800 / GBP 1,550 / USD 2,400 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,400 / EUR 1,800 / GBP 1,550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,400 / GBP 1,550 / EUR 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics PUBLICATION ETHICS
COPE member Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley’s Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Authors of accepted articles are required to pay an Article Publication Charge and their papers are published under a Creative Commons license. With Creative Commons licenses, the author retains copyright and the public is allowed to reuse the content. The author grants Wiley a license to publish the article and identify as the original publisher. To find out which Creative Commons licenses are av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single blind peer review Model summary
All articles published in The Depositional Record are fully peer-reviewed using a single blind process
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2055-4877
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 4 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Depositional Record
What CAS zone is Depositional Record in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Depositional Record 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 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Depositional Record?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.54; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Depositional Record?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 179 days (interquartile range 122–241 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 75% (2025). 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 Depositional Record based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Depositional Record?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Depositional Record is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Depositional Record open access, and what is the APC?
Depositional Record is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .