Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Geosystem Engineering
ISSN 1226-9328 · eISSN 2166-3394 · Taylor & Francis
Geosystem Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 85 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 55% (journal website); 90 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geosystem Engineering is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques and Drilling and Well Engineering, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geosystem Engineering comprehensively covers new developments in the field of mineral and energy resources engineering specially focusing on oil and natural gas exploration, analytical and economical geochemistry, geophysics, geology and applied geology, evaluation of the effects of mining activities, role of surface environment and impacts on human health, resource economics and policy, and related studies. The editors encourage original research contributions that have novelty, quality, and of potential industrial significance. The manuscripts delivering clearly stated practical scope, applicability in the area of mineral and energy resources engineering, and delivering new theoretical concepts well supported by experimental details will be encouraged. The journal publishes contributions including review paper, research paper, short communication, and discussion. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Hyunjung KimPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering12.9%
- Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesEngineering7.7%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering7.6%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering7.3%
- Extraction and Separation ProcessesEngineering6.7%
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsEngineering6.2%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering5.4%
- Metal Extraction and BioleachingEngineering4.3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexPublisher website
Other: Geobase
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 163OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 18,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 18,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 823 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 90 | 0 | 91 |
| 2024 | 40 | 1 | 68 |
| 2023 | 29 | 0 | 128 |
| 2022 | 29 | 2 | 192 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 130 |
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
85 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 117 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 100 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (148 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 55%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 55%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted4
- discussionThe journal publishes contributions including review paper, research paper, short communication, and discussion.Length not stated
- research paperThe journal publishes contributions including review paper, research paper, short communication, and discussion.Length not stated
- review paperThe journal publishes contributions including review paper, research paper, short communication, and discussion.Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal publishes contributions including review paper, research paper, short communication, and discussion.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Geosystem Engineering is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two (2) independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1226-9328
- Electronic ISSN
- 2166-3394
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geosystem Engineering
What CAS zone is Geosystem Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geosystem Engineering 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 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Geosystem Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Geosystem Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 85 days (interquartile range 58–117 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 55% (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.
Which databases index Geosystem Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geosystem Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Geosystem Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Geosystem Engineering is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .