Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Geoscience Canada
ISSN 0315-0941 · eISSN 1911-4850 · Geological Association of Canada · CANADA · Quarterly
Geoscience Canada: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.82; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geoscience Canada is published by Geological Association of Canada 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 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Geological and Geochemical Analysis, together about 38% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1974, Geoscience Canada is the main technical publication of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC®). The GAC is a national learned society that makes significant contributions to the promotion and development of the geological sciences in Canada through publications, awards, conferences, meetings and exhibitions. Geoscience Canada is a quarterly journal that emphasizes diversity of material and the presentation of informative technical articles that can be understood not only by specialist research workers, but by non-specialists in other branches of the Earth Sciences. We aim to be a journal that you want to read, and which will leave you better informed, rather than more confused. We publish several different types of articles and emphasize content that is thematic and topical and which has implications across and beyond Canada. Much of our content has a Canadian connection or focus, but we welcome submissions from all over the world and in all disciplines of Earth Sciences. Our goal is to grow beyond our borders and to diversify across the wide spectrum of our modern science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science13.6%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences12.8%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences11.6%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences8.2%
- Geological Modeling and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7.4%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering4.6%
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 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 376OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 36.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Green Open Access for Volume 51 (2024) papers; authors may post accepted pre-layout version with 1-year subscription embargo before posting final published PDF. Model summary
Geoscience Canada Volume 51 (2024) papers will be published under the terms of Green Open Access.
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
- Geological Association of Canada
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0315-0941
- Electronic ISSN
- 1911-4850
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geoscience Canada
What CAS zone is Geoscience Canada in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geoscience Canada is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Geoscience Canada?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.82; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Geoscience Canada?
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 Geoscience Canada based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geoscience Canada?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geoscience Canada is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Geoscience Canada open access, and what is the APC?
Geoscience Canada is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .