Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Geoenvironmental Disasters
ISSN 2197-8670 · Springer Nature · JAPAN · Continuous publication
Geoenvironmental Disasters: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,440; median 159 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geoenvironmental Disasters is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Landslides and related hazards, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geoenvironmental Disasters is an international journal with a focus on multi-disciplinary applied and fundamental research and the effects and impacts on infrastructure, society and the environment of geoenvironmental disasters triggered by various types of geo-hazards (e.g. earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, tsunamis, intensive erosion and hydro-meteorological events). The integrated study of Geoenvironmental Disasters is an emerging and composite field of research interfacing with areas traditionally within civil engineering, earth sciences, atmospheric sciences and the life sciences. It centers on the interactions within and between the Earth's ground, air and water environments, all of which are affected by climate, geological, morphological and anthropological processes; and biological and ecological cycles. Disasters are dynamic forces which can change the Earth pervasively, rapidly, or abruptly, and which can generate lasting effects on the natural and built environments. The journal publishes research papers, case studies and quick reports of recent geoenvironmental disasters, review papers and technical reports of various geoenvironmental disaster-related case studies. The focus on case studies and quick reports of recent geoenvironmental disasters helps to advance the practical understanding of geoenvironmental disasters and to inform future research priorities; they are a major component of the journal. The journal aims for the rapid publication of research papers at a high scientific level. The journal welcomes proposals for special issues reflecting the trends in geoenvironmental disaster reduction and monothematic issues. Researchers and practitioners are encouraged to submit original, unpublished contributions. The research topics covered by the journal include, but are not limited to, the following fields: Natural hazards as potential for geoenvironmental disasters Understanding the impac ts of geoenvironmental disasters Community geoenvironmental disaster mitigation, preparedness, response to and recovery from geoenvironmental disaster events Development of analytical instruments, modeling and methods for geoenvironmental disaster reduction New proxies and lab techniques for geoenvironmental disaster risk reduction Remote sensing tools and techniques for geoenvironmental disaster observation and mitigation GIS techniques for geoenvironmental disaster management Impact of geoenvironmental disasters in urban and rural infrastructure
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Editor-in-chief Fawu WangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 46 in mainland China (about 69%); most named Mainland China 46, Italy 6, Japan 5, United Kingdom 3, United States 2 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science24.6%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering6.8%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Dam Engineering and SafetyEngineering5%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences4.1%
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering3.5%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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 (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 210OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 435,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 413 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 64 | 39 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 208 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 409 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 494 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 645 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 829 |
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
159 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 239 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 182 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (124 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
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,290 / USD 1,440 / GBP 1,090 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,390 / EUR 1,240 / GBP 1,040 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 990 / USD 1,340 / EUR 1,190 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,090 / USD 1,440 / EUR 1,290 | — | — |
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 papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- case reportResearch Review Comment Case ReportLength not stated
- commentResearch Review Comment Case ReportLength not stated
- researchResearch Review Comment Case ReportLength not stated
- reviewResearch Review Comment Case ReportLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscripts must be submitted by an author, not a third party. Model summary
Please note that a manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data archiving in community-endorsed public repositories is mandatory where there is a widely established research community expectation. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Geoenvironmental Disasters articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attrib…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Authors may suggest potential peer reviewers in the cover letter, providing institutional email addresses or identifiers (ORCID, Scopus ID) where possible. Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Continuous publication
- ISSN
- 2197-8670
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geoenvironmental Disasters
What CAS zone is Geoenvironmental Disasters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geoenvironmental Disasters is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Geoenvironmental Disasters?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Geoenvironmental Disasters?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 159 days (interquartile range 110–239 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Geoenvironmental Disasters based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 46 (about 69%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (46), Italy (6) and Japan (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geoenvironmental Disasters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geoenvironmental Disasters is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Geoenvironmental Disasters open access, and what is the APC?
Geoenvironmental Disasters is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,440.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .