Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARYMETEOROLOGY-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Geoscience Data Journal
ISSN 2049-6060 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · ENGLAND
Geoscience Data Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.82; fully open access; APC about USD 2,520; median 162 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 69% (journal website); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geoscience Data Journal is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geoscience Data Journal provides an Open Access platform where scientific data can be formally published, in a way that includes scientific peer-review. Thus the dataset creator attains full credit for their efforts, while also improving the scientific record, providing version control for the community and allowing major datasets to be fully described, cited and discovered. An online-only journal, GDJ publishes short data papers cross-linked to – and citing – datasets that have been deposited in approved data centres and awarded DOIs. The journal will also accept articles on data services, and articles which support and inform data publishing best practices. Data is at the heart of science and scientific endeavour. The curation of data and the science associated with it is as important as ever in our understanding of the changing earth system and thereby enabling us to make future predictions. Geoscience Data Journal is working with recognised Data Centres across the globe to develop the future strategy for data publication, the recognition of the value of data and the communication and exploitation of data to the wider science and stakeholder communities. Content description: A data article describes a dataset, giving details of its collection, processing, file formats etc., but does not go into detail of any scientific analysis of the dataset or draw conclusions from that data. The data paper should allow the reader to understand the when, why and how the data was collected, and what the data is. Subject coverage: GDJ will accept contributions a broad range of geoscience disciplines, including, but not limited to: Weather and Climate; Oceanography; Atmospheric and Ocean Chemistry; Cryosphere; Biosphere, Land Surface and Geology, Hydrology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Planetary and Space Sciences. Article publication fee: This is an Open Access journal and there will be a fee to publish – unless this is waived by the Editor for exceptional circumstances.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARYMETEOROLOGY-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Editor-in-chief Qingxiang LiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 11 in mainland China (about 44%); most named Mainland China 11, United States 6, Poland 2, Macau, China 1, United Kingdom 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science15.2%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science6.9%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science5%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.6%
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
| 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 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
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 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: 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
- 2.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 54Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 152,447Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 421 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 51 | 19 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 93 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 331 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 269 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 772 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 717 |
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
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 117 days – 227 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 193 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (120 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)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 69%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 69%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 57 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 167 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,520 / GBP 1,680 / EUR 2,040 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,290 / EUR 1,850 / GBP 1,530 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,980 / GBP 1,320 / EUR 1,600 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- commentComment: Articles that comment on a previous paper published in GDJ are welcome and will be subjected to the same peer-review process.Length not stated
- data articleAll articles other than a short communication should be between 1200 and 6000 words in total, including references, keywords, and abstract. Longer articles may …Length not stated
- data services articleData Services Article: The Journal will also accept papers on data services, and papers which support and inform data publishing best practices.Length not stated
- editorialAll articles other than a short communication should be between 1200 and 6000 words in total, including references, keywords, and abstract. Longer articles may …Length not stated
- original articleAll articles other than a short communication should be between 1200 and 6000 words in total, including references, keywords, and abstract. Longer articles may …Length not stated
- reviewAll articles other than a short communication should be between 1200 and 6000 words in total, including references, keywords, and abstract. Longer articles may …Length not stated
- review articleAll articles other than a short communication should be between 1200 and 6000 words in total, including references, keywords, and abstract. Longer articles may …Length not stated
- short communicationAll articles other than a short communication should be between 1200 and 6000 words in total, including references, keywords, and abstract. Longer articles may …main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use RMetS policy on the use of AI
For the Royal Meteorological Society policy on the use of AI, please click here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest statement
Main body of text: Should include Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion and/or Conclusion.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
Expects data policy Model summary
The Geoscience Data Journal has adopted an Expects Data Policy. Authors are required to provide at submission a Data Availability Statement (DAS) to describe the availability or the absence of shared data.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
Geoscience Data Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening Model summary
Geoscience Data Journal employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal, you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints accepted Model summary
This journal will consider for review, articles previously available as preprints on servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2049-6060
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geoscience Data Journal
What CAS zone is Geoscience Data Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geoscience Data Journal is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences / 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 Data Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.82; CiteScore 6, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Geoscience Data Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 117–227 days); authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 69% (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 Geoscience Data Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Geoscience Data Journal based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 11 (about 44%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (11), United States (6) and Poland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geoscience Data Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geoscience Data Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Geoscience Data Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Geoscience Data Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,520.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .