Journal profile · GEOLOGY
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN
ISSN 1604-8156 · Miljoeministeriet · Denmark
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN is published by Miljoeministeriet. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological Studies and Exploration, Geological formations and processes and Geological and Geochemical Analysis, together about 43.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
GEUS Bulletin aims to provide a modern, robust and discoverable platform for Earth Science research and data published in Denmark, Greenland and the wider Arctic. We publish geoscience research and review papers, monographs and map descriptions within the geographical areas of Denmark, Greenland, North Atlantic and Arctic. We welcome submissions that fit this remit. Specifically, we publish: Short articles intended as rapid communications that are of immediate interest to the international geoscience community (these include new research, data sets, methods or reviews) Regular-length articles that document new research or a review of a topic of interest Monographs (single volume works, by arrangement with the editorial office) Maps and descriptive texts (produced by GEUS for Greenland and Denmark, by arrangement with the editorial office) GEUS Bulletin serves a broad geoscientific readership from research, industry, government agencies, NGOs and special interest groups. Go to the editorial team page for contact information.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Catherine JexPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Denmark 27, Norway 4, United Kingdom 2, United States 1, Sweden 1 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences23.1%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences11.9%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences8.4%
- Geological Modeling and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences6.7%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.7%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.6%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering4.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geology | Q2 | 107/251 | 57th |
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of SciencePublisher website
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
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 189OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 609 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 247 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 329 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 439 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 588 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 682 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 664 |
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 25 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 | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- AI use Use of generative AI tools
Read our up-to-date policy guidelines on the use of generative AI tools (including Large Language Models or LLMs) and AI-assisted technologies by authors, reviewers and editors. GEUS Bulletin will update these guidelines as these fast-changing technologies develop.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship criteria
GEUS Bulletin considers authorship to be warranted when a contributor has (1) made a substantial contribution to the concept or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data (including the development of any code or software) contained in the work, or (2) played a role in drafting or substantially revising the manuscript. Contributions that do not meet at least one of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 license for all content. Model summary
All content is published under an Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open access under CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
GEUS Bulletin supports open science and scholarly publishing that benefits scientists, industry and society. Articles, monographs and map descriptions are distributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence, permitting free redistribution and reproduction for any purpose, even commercial, provided proper citation of the original work. Author(s) retain copyright. We are diamond open access, meaning that we do no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial and Peer Review Process
We recommend reading this section if it is the first time that you are submitting an article to GEUS Bulletin. Here, we outline the editorial process from the moment we receive your submission through to publication, including how to report an issue with your submission, make an appeal or raise a complaint.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post any version of their manuscript to personal or institutional websites, in repositories and similar, prior to and after publication (while providing the bibliographic details of that publication).
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
- Miljoeministeriet
- Country or region
- Denmark
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1604-8156
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN
How long does peer review take at GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Denmark (27), Norway (4) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN open access, and what is the APC?
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND BULLETIN 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .