Journal profile · GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS
Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical Journal
ISSN 0203-3100 · eISSN 2524-1052 · Subbotin Institute of Geophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (SIG of NASU).
Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 106 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical Journal is published by Subbotin Institute of Geophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (SIG of NASU). 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 Mining and Gasification Technologies, Geological Studies and Exploration and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geophysical Journal publishes new data of geophysical sciences and practice, theoretical developments, scientific generalizations, results from studies in geophysical complexes, phenomena and deposits of mineral resources, methodological and instrumental developments, comprehensive study of the deep structure of the lithosphere, modern geodynamics and earthquake prediction, discussion problems, new concepts, hypotheses etc. There are such sections: geophysics, geophysical methods of exploration and prospecting of mineral deposits, the theoretical aspects of the geophysical sciences, tectonics, oil, gas, geological problems etc. The journal is designed for a wide range of geophysicists and geologists: researchers, teachers, engineers, graduate students, expeditions for the search and exploration of minerals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS
Editor-in-chief Vitaly StarostenkoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 14, Poland 2, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, France 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mining and Gasification TechnologiesEngineering15.4%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences13.1%
- Geotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringEngineering10.7%
- Geological Formations and Processes ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences9.6%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science7%
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Earthquake Detection and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.5%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
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 4 |
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
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: CrossRef DOI: 10.24028/gj, Index Copernicus (ICV 2021: 100.00), Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Google Scholar, WorldCat, Crossref, Scimago Journal & Country Rank
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 45.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 103LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,022 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 2 |
| 2025 | 106 | 106 | 41 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 54 |
| 2023 | 73 | 73 | 129 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 127 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 145 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-NC-SA |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Reference style
- APA
- Not considered
- Articles not drawn up according to the specified rules
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Only persons who have made substantive intellectual contributions to the conception, design, execution, or analysis of the study should be listed as authors. All co-authors who have made significant contributions to execution, data acquisition or interpretation of the work should be included in the author list. Other participants, who provide technical help, writing and editing assistance, general…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflict of interests
Unpublished data from submitted manuscripts must not be used by the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Board members or Editorial staff for personal advantage or be transferred to third parties (without written consent of the authors).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data of their study for editorial expertise and should be prepared to make the data publicly available if practicable. These data should be retained for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Restriction of cooperation with affiliates of aggressor states (RF/RB). Model summary
RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDITORIAL BOARD AND EDITORS Geophysical Journal in its work endorses policy of Elsevier publishing house (Publishing Ethics) aimed at providing the highest standards of publishing ethics and follows the guidelines on ethics of research publication (Committee on Publication Ethics — COPE; http://publicationethics.org). Adherence to the regulations on publication ethics by all of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: authors retain copyright, CC license. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: 1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. 2. Authors are able to enter into separate, a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Until February 2023, the Geophysical Journal was published under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0) Starting with #2 2023 Geophysical Journal provides readers with immediate free access to all published content under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).Users are free to read, download, copy and print submissions, search content and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
General regulations Geophysical Journal follows a Double-blinded process of peer review. The manuscript is reviewed anonymously by at least two leading specialists in the corresponding field of geophysics. The review procedure is anonymous for the reviewers, and for the authors. Authors may suggest candidatures of independent reviewers for their work (the Editorial Board regards such wishes with u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
Plagiarism check; at least 85% original text required. Model summary
Authors should ensure that they submit only entirely original works. If they have used the work and/or statements of others, this must be appropriately cited or referenced. Plagiarism in any forms, including quotations or paraphrasing of substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), “passing off” another’s paper as the author’s own or claiming results from research conducted by other…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: allowed if not peer-reviewed elsewhere; author must inform editorial office and link it. Model summary
The Journal allows the publication of a work that has a preprint (an earlier version of the article posted on the Internet) that has not been reviewed in other scientific journals.
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
- Subbotin Institute of Geophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (SIG of NASU).
- ISSN
- 0203-3100
- Electronic ISSN
- 2524-1052
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical Journal
What CAS zone is Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical Journal based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (14), Poland (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal-Geophysical Journal 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .