Journal profile
GeoScience Engineering
ISSN 1802-5420 · VSB-Technical University of Ostrava · Czechia
GeoScience Engineering: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GeoScience Engineering is published by VSB-Technical University of Ostrava. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures, Geomechanics and Mining Engineering and Rock Mechanics and Modeling, together about 22.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
GeoScience Engineering is an open access, peer-reviewed periodical journal aimed at publishing research results in Earth Sciences, Mining and Geological Engineering. The journal is published by the Faculty of Mining and Geology, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic. We aspire to publish high-quality professional articles from all over the world, both from well-established authors and younger researchers. To stimulate international exchange of knowledge and research findings, we provide authors with space to publish their original professional contributions both from the academic and industrial sectors. All articles are subject to a blind review process. Focus and Scope We welcome reviews, full research articles, and technical notes focusing on: Earth Sciences Mining and Geological Engineering
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Radmila SousedíkováPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Czechia 10, Slovakia 6, Poland 5, Mainland China 1, United States 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geodetic Measurements and Engineering StructuresEngineering8.3%
- Geomechanics and Mining EngineeringEngineering7.6%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering6.2%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering5.5%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering4.8%
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- GNSS positioning and interferenceEngineering4.5%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, Current Geographical Publications, WorldCat (OCLC), Index CopernicusPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 93 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 100 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 100 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 89 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 117 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — |
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
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- IEEE
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Peer Review Process and Publication Ethics
All parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editors, the peer reviewers and the publisher agree upon standards of highly ethical behaviour. We encourage top standards of publication ethics and take all possible measures against publication malpractices. Duties of EditorsEditors are responsible for the following: That information pertaining manuscripts are kept confidenti…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The authors publishing in GeoScience Engineering agree to the following terms and conditions:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All manuscripts are published free of charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process and Publication Ethics
Peer review with blind review option Model summary
All parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editors, the peer reviewers and the publisher agree upon standards of highly ethical behaviour. We encourage top standards of publication ethics and take all possible measures against publication malpractices. Duties of EditorsEditors are responsible for the following: That information pertaining manuscripts are kept confidenti…
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
- VSB-Technical University of Ostrava
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1802-5420
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GeoScience Engineering
How long does peer review take at GeoScience Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 GeoScience Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: IEEE. 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 Engineering based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (10), Slovakia (6) and Poland (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index GeoScience Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GeoScience Engineering is indexed in DOAJ.
Is GeoScience Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
GeoScience Engineering 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .