Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
ISSN 0197-9337 · eISSN 1096-9837 · John Wiley and Sons Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.82; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,330; median 237 days to acceptance (108 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 272 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd 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 Soil erosion and sediment transport, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Earth-Surface Processes. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences17%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science16.1%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences9.8%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences7.6%
- Aeolian processes and effectsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.4%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography, Physical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109LetPub ·
- h-index
- 197OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,648OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 235LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,086 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 199 | 110 | 51 |
| 2025 | 272 | 169 | 576 |
| 2024 | 317 | 182 | 1,760 |
| 2023 | 233 | 161 | 1,828 |
| 2022 | 240 | 124 | 2,839 |
| 2021 | 267 | 125 | 4,078 |
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
237 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 164 days – 330 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 255 days
- Sample
- 108 articles with submission and acceptance dates (514 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 5,330 / EUR 4,430 / GBP 3,570 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0197-9337
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-9837
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
What CAS zone is Earth Surface Processes and Landforms in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 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 Processes and Landforms?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.82; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 197.
How long does peer review take at Earth Surface Processes and Landforms?
Based on the dates recorded on 108 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 237 days (interquartile range 164–330 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
Which databases index Earth Surface Processes and Landforms?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Earth Surface Processes and Landforms open access, and what is the APC?
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,330.
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: .