Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Earth Moon and Planets
ISSN 0167-9295 · eISSN 2948-295X · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1969
Earth Moon and Planets: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5; hybrid open access; APC about USD 1,520; median 135 days to acceptance (33 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Earth Moon and Planets is published by Springer Netherlands and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, together about 56.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Discover Space (formerly Earth, Moon and Planets) is a fully open access peer-reviewed journal that supports multidisciplinary research and policy developments across all fields relevant to space sciences. The journal aims to be a resource for researchers, policy makers and the general public for recent advances in space sciences, diffusion of knowledge and its uses in research development and society. As a fully open access journal, we ensure that our research is highly accessible, being instantly and globally available to everyone, while maintaining the high-quality standards of the Springer Nature publishing house. Please see our journal update (Earth, Moon, and Planets is now Discover Space and fully open access!) for more information on APCs, funding options, and waivers.Topics Topics welcomed at Discover Space include but are not limited to the following: Astrobiology, Astrochemistry and Exoplanets Astrochemical processes in interstellar and planetary environments Biosignatures and their detection techniques Chemistry of protoplanetary disks and planet formation Comparative planetology between exoplanets and solar system bodies Detection and characterization of exoplanets Exoplanet atmospheres, climates, and habitability Exoplanet formation, evolution, and dynamics Extremophiles and their environments Habitability of exoplanets and moons Life detection missions and instruments Organic compounds in space and on celestial bodies Origins of life in the universe Search for extra-terrestrial intelligence Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics, Earth and Solar System Asteroids, comets, and meteoroids Astrometry and celestial coordinate systems Celestial mechanics and orbital dynamics Dynamics and evolution of celestial systems (stars, galaxies, clusters, planets, etc.) Earth observation from space Earth atmosphere from space and balloons Formation and evolution of planetary rings Interactions between celestial bodies (e.g. gravitational interactions, collisions) Observational and theoretical studies of celestial objects (stars, galaxies, nebulae, etc.) Planetary science (including geology, atmospheres, and surfaces of planets and moons) Solar system formation and evolution Astrophysics and Cosmology Active galactic nuclei and quasars Alternative cosmologies, actual controversies and tensions Black holes and their astrophysical manifestations Cosmic inflation and the Big Bang theory Cosmic microwave background radiation Cosmic ray astrophysics Dark matter and dark
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy28.1%
- Planetary Science and ExplorationPhysics and Astronomy20.7%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesPhysics and Astronomy7.6%
- Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsPhysics and Astronomy5.2%
- Astrophysics and Star Formation StudiesPhysics and Astronomy3.9%
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.2%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy3%
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCASCurrent ContentsDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 976OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 50%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 349,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,082 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
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
135 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 95 days – 164 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (33 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 141 days
- Sample
- 33 articles with submission and acceptance dates (38 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,520 / EUR 1,140 / GBP 1,040 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,140 / USD 1,520 / GBP 1,040 / EUR 1,790 / USD 2,090 / GBP 1,490 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
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- original research paperWhen you first submit in Snapp you will need to choose the correct article type.This journal accepts the following article types: Research Research articles pre…Length not stated
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Step 4 - Understand your copyright
If your submission is accepted for publication, you will need to sign a licence agreement with Springer Nature to allow us to publish your article. According to this agreement:authors of articles published in this journal retain the copyright of their articles.authors grant Springer Nature a licence to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.authors retain full re-use rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Step 3 - Understand the peer review policy
This journal follows a single-anonymous peer review procedure, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Peer review process All manuscripts undergo technical checks upon submission. Manuscripts that pass technical checks undergo suitability checks by our in-house editorial team. Eligible manuscripts are …
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1969
- ISSN
- 0167-9295
- Electronic ISSN
- 2948-295X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Earth Moon and Planets
What CAS zone is Earth Moon and Planets in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Earth Moon and Planets is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Astronomy & Astrophysics / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Earth Moon and Planets?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.5; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Earth Moon and Planets?
Based on the dates recorded on 33 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 135 days (interquartile range 95–164 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Earth Moon and Planets?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; 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 Earth Moon and Planets?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Earth Moon and Planets is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, CAS, Current Contents and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Earth Moon and Planets open access, and what is the APC?
Earth Moon and Planets is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 1,520.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .