Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geophysics
First Break
ISSN 0263-5046 · eISSN 1365-2397 · European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers
First Break: subscription journal; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
First Break is published by European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Geological Studies and Exploration and Seismic Waves and Analysis, together about 48% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geophysics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences23.4%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences12.6%
- Seismic Waves and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences12%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering7.9%
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.8%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.1%
- Geological Modeling and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geophysics | Q3 | 106/183 | 42nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 691OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,236 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 1 | 1,024 |
| 2025 | 95 | 6 | 1,230 |
| 2024 | 108 | 6 | 1,389 |
| 2023 | 105 | 6 | 1,245 |
| 2022 | 97 | 7 | 1,523 |
| 2021 | 106 | 4 | 1,791 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- Check out the programmeDeadline
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
- European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers
- ISSN
- 0263-5046
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2397
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about First Break
Which databases index First Break?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, First Break is indexed in Scopus.
Is First Break open access, and what is the APC?
First Break is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .