Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARYMETEOROLOGY-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems
ISSN 2193-0856 · eISSN 2193-0864 · Copernicus Gesellschaft mbH · GERMANY
Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 37 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems is published by Copernicus Gesellschaft mbH 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 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies and Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics and Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) is a not-for-profit open-access interdisciplinary electronic journal for swift publication of original articles and short communications in the area of geoscientific instruments. It covers four main areas: (i) atmospheric and geospace sciences, (ii) Earth science, (iii) ocean science, and (iv) urban environmental monitoring. A unique feature of the journal is the emphasis on the synergy between science and technology that facilitates advances in GI. These advances include but are not limited to the following: concepts, design, and description of instrumentation; concepts, design, and description of data systems; retrieval techniques of scientific products from measurements; calibration and data quality assessment; uncertainty in measurements; newly developed and planned research platforms and community instrumentation capabilities; major national and international field campaigns and observational research programmes; new observational strategies to address societal needs in areas such as monitoring climate change, preventing natural disasters, and urban health monitoring; networking of instruments for enhancing high temporal and spatial resolution of observations; urban instrumentation and remote sensing; model-calibrated remote sensing; advanced data analytics and assimilation methods; multi-scale and multi-physical sensing; new concept in measurements system architecture; Internet of things (IoT) and massive low-cost instrumentation; citizen science data management; human sensing. GI has an innovative two-stage publication process involving preprint posting and public discussion on EGUsphere, EGU's preprint repository, or in the scientific discussion forum Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems Discussions (GID), which has been designed to do the following: foster scientific discussion; maximize the effectiveness and transparency of scientific quality assurance; enable rapid publication; make scientific publications freely accessible.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARYMETEOROLOGY-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Italy 14, Finland 7, Japan 4, Spain 4, Germany 3 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy11.8%
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.1%
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsEarth and Planetary Sciences8.5%
- Earthquake Detection and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences6.4%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering4.9%
- Seismic Waves and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy4.6%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
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 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| 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 SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 185OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 444 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 35 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 114 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 98 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 368 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 324 |
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 37 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 37 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | EUR 1,350 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 960 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 960 | Yes | — |
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 websiteAI use, Code availability, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use
AI usage must be described in Methods or Acknowledgements. Model summary
Should you have used AI tools to generate (parts of) your manuscript, please describe the usage either in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability
Software/code must be cited via DOI and a Code availability section included. Model summary
The manuscript must then include a section entitled "Code availability" or, in the case of data and code, "Code and data availability".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data should be deposited in a reliable repository and linked via DOI. Model summary
We recommend that any data set used in your manuscript is submitted to a reliable data repository and linked from your manuscript through a DOI.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License for site content Model summary
All site content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) is a not-for-profit open-access interdisciplinary electronic journal
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
- Copernicus Gesellschaft mbH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2193-0856
- Electronic ISSN
- 2193-0864
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems
What CAS zone is Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences. 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 Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems?
Authors report an average review time of about 37 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems based?
Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (14), Finland (7) and Japan (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Geoscientific Instrumentation Methods and Data Systems is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .