Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICALGEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCI-GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Earth Surface Dynamics
ISSN 2196-6311 · eISSN 2196-632X · Copernicus Publications · GERMANY
Earth Surface Dynamics: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.95; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Earth Surface Dynamics is published by Copernicus Publications and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Landslides and related hazards and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 39.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of high-quality research on the physical, chemical, and biological processes shaping Earth's surface and their interactions on all scales. The main subject areas of ESurf comprise field measurements, remote sensing, and experimental and numerical modelling of Earth surface processes, and their interactions with the lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and pedosphere. ESurf prioritizes studies with general implications for Earth surface science and especially values contributions that straddle discipline boundaries, enhance theory–observation feedback, and/or apply basic principles from physics, chemistry, or biology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICALGEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCI-GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United Kingdom 12, Germany 10, United States 9, France 5, Mainland China 3 (55 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science15.3%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science12.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences11.3%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.2%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Geography, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- 2.95LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 483OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 740 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 18 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 184 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 446 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 647 |
| 2022 | 66 | 66 | 1,110 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | 1,613 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,560 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,560 | Yes | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License for site content Model summary
All site content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Interactive open-access journal Model summary
Earth Surface Dynamics An interactive open-access journal of the European Geosciences Union
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
- Copernicus Publications
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2196-6311
- Electronic ISSN
- 2196-632X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Earth Surface Dynamics
What CAS zone is Earth Surface Dynamics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Earth Surface Dynamics is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Geography, Physical / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. 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 Earth Surface Dynamics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.95; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Earth Surface Dynamics?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Earth Surface Dynamics based?
Of the 55 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12), Germany (10) and United States (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Earth Surface Dynamics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Earth Surface Dynamics is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Earth Surface Dynamics open access, and what is the APC?
Earth Surface Dynamics is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .