Journal profile · GEOLOGY
Economic and Environmental Geology
ISSN 1225-7281 · eISSN 2288-7962 · The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology
Economic and Environmental Geology: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 41 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economic and Environmental Geology is published by The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology 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 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 30.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science10.6%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences9.8%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences9.8%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering9.8%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7.2%
- Geological Modeling and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering4.2%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,703 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 | 6 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 23 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 81 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 120 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 96 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | 148 |
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
41 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 31 days – 70 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 74 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (128 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".
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).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology
- ISSN
- 1225-7281
- Electronic ISSN
- 2288-7962
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economic and Environmental Geology
What CAS zone is Economic and Environmental Geology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economic and Environmental Geology is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Economic and Environmental Geology?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 41 days (interquartile range 31–70 days). 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 Economic and Environmental Geology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economic and Environmental Geology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Economic and Environmental Geology open access, and what is the APC?
Economic and Environmental Geology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .