Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Geosphere
ISSN 1553-040X · Geological Society of America · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Geosphere: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.46; fully open access; APC about USD 2,750; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geosphere is published by Geological Society of America 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 Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 54.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geosphere is an open access, online-only journal that targets an international audience and publishes high-quality research results from all fields of the geosciences. It particularly seeks papers that take advantage of the electronic format. Full-text available for all issues. Submit Author Information
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences24.1%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences17.9%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences12.1%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences8.6%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science7.5%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.6%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences2.6%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering2.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.46LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1.12Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,055OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 71.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,614 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 5 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 70 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | 252 |
| 2023 | 76 | 76 | 526 |
| 2022 | 82 | 82 | 919 |
| 2021 | 97 | 97 | 1,312 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,750 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,750 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,750 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Geological Society of America
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1553-040X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geosphere
What CAS zone is Geosphere in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geosphere 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 Geosphere?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.46; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 95.
How long does peer review take at Geosphere?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
Which databases index Geosphere?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geosphere is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Geosphere open access, and what is the APC?
Geosphere is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,750.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .