Journal profile · Geochemistry & Geophysics
GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
ISSN 0016-7002 · The Physiological Society of Japan · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1966
GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.26; fully open access; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL is published by The Physiological Society of Japan 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 Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 31.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geochemical Journal is an international journal devoted to original research papers in geochemistry and cosmochemistry. It is the primary journal of the Geochemical Society of Japan. Areas of research are as follows: Cosmochemistry; Mineral and Rock Chemistry; Volcanology and Hydrothermal Chemistry; Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology; Atmospheric Chemistry; Hydro- and Marine Chemistry; Organic Geochemistry; Environmental Chemistry.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences14.1%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science8.9%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.7%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.3%
- Groundwater and Isotope GeochemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences5.3%
- Radioactive element chemistry and processingChemistry4.9%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering4.7%
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 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 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 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 3 |
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 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.26LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,272OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,200 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 36 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 70 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 94 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 135 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 216 |
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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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 Physiological Society of Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1966
- ISSN
- 0016-7002
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
What CAS zone is GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geochemistry & Geophysics. 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 GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.26; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 91.
How long does peer review take at GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 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: .