Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Geomechanik und Tunnelbau
ISSN 1865-7362 · eISSN 1865-7389 · Wiley-Blackwell
Geomechanik und Tunnelbau: subscription journal; median 58 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 87% (journal website); 109 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geomechanik und Tunnelbau is published by Wiley-Blackwell. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Tunneling and Rock Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis, together about 61.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Geomechanics and Tunnelling</em> is an engineering geology journal publishing papers on tunnelling, rock engineering, soil mechanics, and engineering geology in practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Austria 14, Germany 5, Mainland China 1, Italy 1, Canada 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tunneling and Rock MechanicsEngineering29%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering16.4%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering15.7%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering9.7%
- Geomechanics and Mining EngineeringEngineering4.8%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering4.5%
- Civil and Geotechnical Engineering ResearchEngineering3%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences2.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology | Q3 | 181/244 | 26th |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q4 | 335/434 | 22nd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 63Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 21,981Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,457 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 41 | 405 |
| 2025 | 109 | 44 | 554 |
| 2024 | 113 | 59 | 584 |
| 2023 | 112 | 66 | 603 |
| 2022 | 134 | 23 | 466 |
| 2021 | 122 | 30 | 494 |
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
49 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 33 days – 64 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 67 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 112 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (221 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 87%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 37 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1865-7362
- Electronic ISSN
- 1865-7389
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geomechanik und Tunnelbau
How long does peer review take at Geomechanik und Tunnelbau?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 58 days (interquartile range 44–80 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 87% (2025). 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 Geomechanik und Tunnelbau based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Austria (14), Germany (5) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geomechanik und Tunnelbau?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geomechanik und Tunnelbau is indexed in Scopus.
Is Geomechanik und Tunnelbau open access, and what is the APC?
Geomechanik und Tunnelbau is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .