Journal profile · Geochemistry & Geophysics
Geophysical Prospecting
ISSN 0016-8025 · eISSN 1365-2478 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly
Geophysical Prospecting: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.56; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; median 200 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 144 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geophysical Prospecting is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Seismic Waves and Analysis and Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, together about 53.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics and Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geophysical Prospecting publishes the best in primary research on the science of geophysics as it applies to the exploration, evaluation and extraction of earth resources. Drawing heavily on contributions from researchers in the oil and mineral exploration industries, the journal has a very practical slant. Although the journal provides a valuable forum for communication among workers in these fields, it is also ideally suited to researchers in academic geophysics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics
Editor-in-chief Alireza MalehmirPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences22.9%
- Seismic Waves and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences19%
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsEarth and Planetary Sciences12.1%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering10.6%
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering5.6%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering4.3%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering2.7%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science2.6%
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 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Astrophysics Data System
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
- 1.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,421OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 121LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 122Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 125,898Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,766 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 151 | 51 | 43 |
| 2025 | 144 | 70 | 163 |
| 2024 | 186 | 77 | 560 |
| 2023 | 177 | 70 | 733 |
| 2022 | 140 | 32 | 875 |
| 2021 | 121 | 24 | 1,105 |
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
200 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 128 days – 321 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 224 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (328 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 42%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 42%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 222 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / EUR 3,470 / GBP 2,780 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted9
- editorial• Original Papers – reports on original and newly established developments, results, or insights, with a typical medium-range life span (between Research Notes …Length not stated
- full paper• Original Papers – reports on original and newly established developments, results, or insights, with a typical medium-range life span (between Research Notes …Length not stated
- letter to the editor• Original Papers – reports on original and newly established developments, results, or insights, with a typical medium-range life span (between Research Notes …Length not stated
- letters to the editor• Original Papers – reports on original and newly established developments, results, or insights, with a typical medium-range life span (between Research Notes …Length not stated
- original paper• Original Papers – reports on original and newly established developments, results, or insights, with a typical medium-range life span (between Research Notes …Length not stated
- original papersOriginal Papers – reports on original and newly established developments, results, or insights, with a typical medium-range life span (between Research Notes an…Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes – a short paper of 4–6 pages dealing with a single topic or presenting a single result, possibly related to ongoing work.Length not stated
- review• Original Papers – reports on original and newly established developments, results, or insights, with a typical medium-range life span (between Research Notes …Length not stated
- review papersReview Papers – Geophysical Prospecting kindly invites experienced geoscientists to submit a Review Paper on a subject in their area of expertise.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s Authorship policy in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility.Wiley's Author Name Change Policy
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement. Please note that the Conflict of Int…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Geophysical Prospecting recognizes the many benefits of archiving research data. Geophysical Prospecting expects you to archive all the data from which your published results are derived in a public repository. The repository that you choose should offer you guaranteed preservation (see the registry of research data repositories at https://www.re3data.org/) and should help you make it findable, ac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer Review and Acceptance The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements, including adequate standard of English language. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements, including adequate standard of English language.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy:
Geophysical Prospecting will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0016-8025
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2478
- Society / sponsor
- European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 74, Issue 7 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geophysical Prospecting
What CAS zone is Geophysical Prospecting in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geophysical Prospecting is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of Geophysical Prospecting?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.56; CiteScore 3, h-index 133.
How long does peer review take at Geophysical Prospecting?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 200 days (interquartile range 128–321 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 42% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Geophysical Prospecting?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: Harvard. 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 Geophysical Prospecting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geophysical Prospecting is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Geophysical Prospecting open access, and what is the APC?
Geophysical Prospecting is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .