Journal profile · GEOLOGY
ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID
ISSN 0367-0449 · eISSN 1988-3250 · CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas · SPAIN · Semiannual
ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.82; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID is published by CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas 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 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, Archaeological and Geological Studies and Archaeological and Historical Studies, together about 47.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Estudios Geológicos es una revista científica publicada por el CSIC, editada en el Instituto de Geociencias, que publica trabajos originales e inéditos de investigación, así como artículos de síntesis, sobre cualquier campo de las Ciencias de la Tierra.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideEarth and Planetary Sciences19.5%
- Archaeological and Geological StudiesArts and Humanities15.1%
- Archaeological and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities12.5%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.8%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin AmericaEarth and Planetary Sciences4.5%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
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)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 4 |
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 ScienceGeoRefPublisher website
Other: Zoological Record, BIOSIS Previews, CWTS Leiden Ranking (Journal indicators) Core publication, REDIB, Catálogo Latindex 2.0, Sello de Calidad de la FECYT, Journal Citation Reports
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
- 0.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 335OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,494 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 26 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- AI use
AI use policy Model summary
Política sobre uso de inteligencia artificial
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data deposit policy Model summary
Política de depósito de datos de investigación
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal; articles published online in HTML, XML and PDF, freely available immediately after online publication. Model summary
ESTUDIOS GEOLÓGICOS es una publicación de acceso abierto. Los artículos se publicarán en línea en HTML, XML y PDF y se pondrán a disposición de los lectores, sin restricciones, inmediatamente después de la publicación online.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Published original articles are open to reader discussion and comments, which must be submitted within three months of publication. Model summary
Todos los artículos originales que se publican en ESTUDIOS GEOLÓGICOS quedan sometidos a discusión y al comentario de nuestros lectores. Los comentarios deben enviarse dentro del plazo de tres meses, contados a partir de la fecha de su publicación.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Manuscripts with positive recommendation are checked with anti-plagiarism tools and may be rejected for significant duplication. Model summary
Todos los manuscritos que reciban una recomendación positiva, serán revisados mediante herramientas antiplagio y podrán ser rechazados si detectan una cantidad significativa de duplicidades con publicaciones previas.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
CSIC reserves the right to sell complete issues as an ebook (PDF, ePUB or other electronic formats) and/or in print on demand. Model summary
El CSIC se reserva el derecho de distribuir para su venta los número completos como libro electrónico (ebook) ya sea como PDF, ePUB o cualquier otro formato electrónico, y/o en formato impreso bajo demanda.
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
- CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- Spanish, English, French
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 0367-0449
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-3250
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID
What CAS zone is ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID 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.
What is the impact factor of ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.82; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID?
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 ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: 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 ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID open access, and what is the APC?
ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS-MADRID is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .