Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
Geotecnia
ISSN 0379-9522 · eISSN 2184-8394 · Universidade de Coimbra · Portugal
Geotecnia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geotecnia is published by Universidade de Coimbra. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis, together about 47% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Revista GEOTECNIA foi publicada pela primeira vez em 1971, tendo como fundador Úlpio Nascimento e primeiro Diretor José Folque. Desde esta data tem vindo a publicar-se ininterruptamente, editando três números por ano. A partir de março de 2007 passou a ser editada conjuntamente pelas sociedades de Geotecnia de Portugal e Brasil, e a partir de julho de 2014 é editada pelas sociedades de Geotecnia de Portugal, Brasil e Espanha. Propriedade:Sociedade Portuguesa de Geotecnia Colaboração na publicação:Associação Brasileira de Mecnica dos Solos e Engenharia GeotécnicaSociedad Española de Mecánica del Suelo e Ingeniería Geotécnica Editora:Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra Apoio: CIVILMASTER “ Engenharia em AlturaCOBA “ Geologia e GeotecniaFGSGEOTECNIA “ Soluções em EngenhariaFONNTES “ GeotécnicaGEOBRUGG “ Geoharzard SolutionsGEOCONTROLE “ Geotecnia e Estruturas de FundaçãoJETsjMACCAFERRITEIXEIRA DUARTE “ Engenharia e ConstruçõesTPF “ Consultores de Engenharia e Arquitectura Política Editorial: A revista aceita artigos de investigação, artigos de casos de obra, artigos de revisão bibliográfica, notas técnicas e discussões de trabalhos previamente publicados, em todos os domínios relacionados com a Engenharia Geotécnica - Mecnica dos Solos, Mecnica das Rochas, Geossintéticos, Geotecnia Ambiental e Geologia de Engenharia - numa interpretação lata deste campo, com contribuições teóricas e/ou práticas. Os trabalhos devem ser escritos em Português ou em Espanhol. Os trabalhos são rigorosamente revistos por pares, com a consulta de, no mínimo, dois revisores, processo que tem como objetivo garantir a relevncia, inovação e informação atualizada dos trabalhos. Processo de Revisão por Pares Todos os artigos aceites pelo Conselho de Redacção serão submetidos a um sistema de arbitragem científica anónima, confiada a dois revisores externos. Em caso de necessidade, será auscultado um terceiro revisor. Em face dos pareceres recebidos o Conselho de Redacção pode determinar que os autores adoptem as sugestões deles constantes e, no limite, pode declinar a aceitação do texto. Todo o processo assenta no método de revisão por pares duplamente anónima Política de Acesso Livre Na nossa revista, o detentor dos direitos de autor de um trabalho académico concede direitos de utilização a terceiros através de uma licença aberta (Creative Commons ). Isto permite o acesso gratuito e imediato ao trabalho e autoriza qualquer utilizador a ler, descarregar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, pes
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsEngineering18.7%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering15.5%
- Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisEngineering12.8%
- Geotechnical and construction materials studiesEngineering10.5%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering5.3%
- Dam Engineering and SafetyEngineering4.5%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering4.2%
- Soil and Unsaturated FlowEngineering3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology | Q4 | 218/244 | 10th |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q4 | 394/434 | 9th |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 177/194 | 9th |
| Geology | Q4 | 315/333 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,006 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 23 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 50 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 52 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 42 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 34 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 54 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidade de Coimbra
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0379-9522
- Electronic ISSN
- 2184-8394
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geotecnia
How long does peer review take at Geotecnia?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Geotecnia based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Geotecnia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geotecnia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Geotecnia open access, and what is the APC?
Geotecnia 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .