Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Geologia Croatica
ISSN 1330-030X · eISSN 1333-4875 · Croatian Geological Survey · CROATIA · Tri-annual · Founded 1992
Geologia Croatica: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.27; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geologia Croatica is published by Croatian Geological Survey 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 Formations and Processes Exploration, Marine and environmental studies and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, together about 40.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geologia Croatica welcomes original scientific papers dealing with diverse aspects of geology and geological engineering, the history of the Earth, and the physical changes that the Earth has undergone or it is undergoing. The Journal covers a wide spectrum of geology disciplines (palaeontology, stratigraphy, mineralogy, sedimentology, petrology, geochemistry, structural geology, karstology, hydrogeology and engineering geology) including pedogenesis, petroleum geology and environmental geology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 19, Hungary 3, Slovenia 3, Austria 2, United States 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological Formations and Processes ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences17.5%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences12%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.5%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science7.5%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences6.2%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering3.6%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.5%
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: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 1.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 193OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 589 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 41 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 29 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 140 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 183 |
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 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 50–300 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Authors have copyright and publishing rights on all published manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Open to submissions from all authors without restrictions Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There are no Article Submission Charges nor Article Processing Charges, i.e. accepted papers are published free of charge.
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
- Croatian Geological Survey
- Country or region
- CROATIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 1330-030X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1333-4875
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 2 (2026)
- 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 Geologia Croatica
What CAS zone is Geologia Croatica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geologia Croatica 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 Geologia Croatica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.27; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Geologia Croatica?
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 Geologia Croatica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–300 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Geologia Croatica based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (19), Hungary (3) and Slovenia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geologia Croatica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geologia Croatica 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 Geologia Croatica open access, and what is the APC?
Geologia Croatica 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: .