Journal profile · ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
ISSN 0960-3182 · eISSN 1573-1529 · Springer Nature · 12 issues per year
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,290; median 111 days to acceptance (122 articles, last 24 months); 556 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Rock Mechanics and Modeling, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
OverviewGeotechnical and Geological Engineering is a peer reviewed international journal dedicated to publishing high quality research that advances the understanding and practice of geotechnical engineering, rock engineering, engineering geology, geoenvironmental engineering, and related subsurface systems. The journal connects the fundamental behaviour of soils, rocks, and other geomaterials with engineering analysis, design, construction, monitoring, risk assessment, and sustainable infrastructure development.The journal seeks contributions that present a clear and original advance in knowledge or practice, use rigorous and transparent methods, and provide findings of relevance beyond a single site or local setting. Experimental, field, analytical, numerical, and data enabled studies are welcome when they offer sound validation, meaningful physical interpretation, and clear implications for engineering research or practice. ScopeThe journal welcomes original research papers, authoritative review articles, technical notes, and substantive case histories in, but not limited to, the following areas:• Soil Mechanics and Geomaterial Behaviour: Fundamental and applied studies of soil behaviour, constitutive response, unsaturated soils, problematic soils, and natural or engineered geomaterials.• Foundation Engineering and Soil Structure Interaction: Shallow and deep foundations, retaining systems, buried structures, offshore foundations, excavation support, and interactions between the ground and infrastructure.• Ground Improvement and Reinforced Soil Systems: Mechanical, chemical, biological, thermal, and electrokinetic improvement methods; geosynthetics; reinforced soil; soil nailing; grouting; inclusions; and related techniques supported by clear engineering evidence.• Rock Mechanics, Rock Engineering, and Underground Construction: Rock mass behaviour, tunnels, caverns, shafts, slopes, foundations on rock, underground excavations, fracture processes, support systems, and engineering applications involving coupled processes in rock.• Engineering Geology, Site Characterization, and Hydrogeology: Geological and hydrogeological conditions that directly inform engineering analysis, design, construction, and asset management, including advanced investigation, characterization, and interpretation methods.• Geohazards, Earthquake Engineering, and Risk Mitigation: Landslides, rockfalls, ground subsidence, liquefaction, seismic response, dynamic behaviour of soils an
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL
Editor-in-chief Mohamed A. MeguidPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 26%); most named Mainland China 15, Canada 12, Italy 7, United States 4, Japan 3 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering11.7%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering11.4%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering11.3%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering10.6%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering8.3%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science7%
- Grouting, Rheology, and Soil MechanicsEngineering5.6%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Geological | 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 CompendexINSPECGeoRefPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic 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 (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,282OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 571LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 506,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,519 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 330 | 63 | 161 |
| 2025 | 556 | 43 | 1,757 |
| 2024 | 303 | 33 | 1,936 |
| 2023 | 348 | 46 | 2,865 |
| 2022 | 333 | 34 | 2,777 |
| 2021 | 379 | 34 | 3,787 |
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
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 81 days – 173 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (122 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 138 days
- Sample
- 122 articles with submission and acceptance dates (945 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
- Submission to first decision
- 2 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,290 / EUR 3,190 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere; co-author and institutional approval required. Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
Data Availability Statement required for all original research. Model summary
All original research must include a Data Availability Statement. Data Availability Statements should provide information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found. Statements should include, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. When it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Journal follows COPE guidelines on misconduct. Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permission from copyright owners required for previously published material. Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0960-3182
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-1529
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
What CAS zone is Geotechnical and Geological Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Geological. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Geotechnical and Geological Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 122 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 81–173 days). 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 Geotechnical and Geological Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4. 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 Geotechnical and Geological Engineering based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 15 (about 26%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (15), Canada (12) and Italy (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geotechnical and Geological Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Geotechnical and Geological Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .