Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geophysics
Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva
ISSN 0350-0608 · eISSN 2406-0747 · Faculty of Mining and Geology, Belgrade · Serbia
Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva is published by Faculty of Mining and Geology, Belgrade. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological Formations and Processes Exploration and Geological and Geochemical Analysis, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Geološki anali Balkanskoga poluostrva is focused on original scientific contributions over a wide range of topics in any field of the geological sciences. Notes and reviews interesting to a wider audience (e.g. review papers, professional papers, brief reports…) are welcome as well.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geophysics
Editor-in-chief Nevenka ĐerićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences16.3%
- Geological Formations and Processes ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences14.2%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences8.4%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences8.3%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.3%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Geology | Q3 | 27/52 | 49th |
| Stratigraphy | Q3 | 31/56 | 45th |
| Geophysics | Q3 | 101/183 | 45th |
| Geology | Q3 | 196/333 | 41st |
| Paleontology | Q3 | 72/121 | 40th |
| Geochemistry and Petrology | Q3 | 102/164 | 38th |
| Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology | Q3 | 155/244 | 36th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 424 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 103 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 92 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 137 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 115 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 71 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 81 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- EUR 40
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
- Required, 4
Article types accepted4
- brief reportsNotes and reviews interesting to a wider audience (e.g. review papers, professional papers, brief reports…) are welcome as well.Length not stated
- original scientific contributionsThe journal Geološki anali Balkanskoga poluostrva is focused on original scientific contributions over a wide range of topics in any field of the geological sci…Length not stated
- professional papersNotes and reviews interesting to a wider audience (e.g. review papers, professional papers, brief reports…) are welcome as well.Length not stated
- review papersNotes and reviews interesting to a wider audience (e.g. review papers, professional papers, brief reports…) are welcome as well.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Copyright Model summary
Authors must make sure that all only contributors who have significantly contributed to the submission are listed as authors and, conversely, that all contributors who have significantly contributed to the submission are listed as authors. If persons other than authors were involved in important aspects of the research project and the preparation of the manuscript, their contribution should be ack…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
CC BY Model summary
Authors retain copyright of the published article and have the right to use the article in the ways permitted to third parties under the Creative Commons Attribute 4.0 International (CC BY) license. Full bibliographic information (authors, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages) about the original publication must be provided and a HTML link must be made to the article's DOI.The author…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open Access Model summary
Geološki anali Balkanskoga poluostrva is an Open Access Journal. All articles can be downloaded free of charge and used in accordance with Creative Commons Attribute (CC BY) license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
The submitted manuscripts are subject to a peer review process. The purpose of peer review is to assists the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author it may also assist the author in improving the paper. This journal uses double-blind review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism, where someone assumes another's ideas, words, or other creative expression as one's own, is a clear violation of scientific ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action.Plagiarism includes the following: · Word for word, or almost word for word copying, or purposely paraphrasing portions of another author's work without clearly indicating…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving Policy
The journal Geološki anali Balkanskoga poluostrva allows authors to deposit Author's Post-print (accepted version) and Publisher's version/PDF in an institutional repository and non-commercial subject-based repositories or to publish it on Author's personal website (including social networking sites, such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, etc.) and/or departmental website, at any time after publicati…
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
- Faculty of Mining and Geology, Belgrade
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0350-0608
- Electronic ISSN
- 2406-0747
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva
How long does peer review take at Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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 Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 50–300 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4. 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.
Which databases index Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva open access, and what is the APC?
Geoloski Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva 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: .