Journal profile
Geothermal Energy Science
ISSN 2195-4771 · eISSN 2195-478X · Copernicus Publications · Germany
Geothermal Energy Science: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 39 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Geothermal Energy Science is published by Copernicus Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization and Geological and Geochemical Analysis, together about 48.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Geothermal Energy Science (GtES) was a scientific open-access journal that published articles of high-quality original research in all fields of geothermal energy exploration, extraction, and utilization (including non-technical aspects). Geothermal Energy Science (GtES) has been merged with the open-access journal Geothermal Energy on 1 July 2017. The International Geothermal Energy Association (IGA) and the German Geothermal Association (BVG) will ensure access to the contributions of the two previous journals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Rolf BrackePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geothermal Energy Systems and ApplicationsEnergy31.5%
- Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationEngineering11.1%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering5.6%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering3.7%
- Groundwater and Isotope GeochemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences3.7%
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.7%
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASGeoRefPublisher website
Other: ADS, CLOCKSS, CNKI, EBSCO, GBA, Gale/Cengage, Google Scholar, J-Gate, Portico, ProQuest, World Public Library
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 18 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
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 39 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 39 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Unspecified 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 800 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 800 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 800 | 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 websitePreprints
- Preprints
Authors should inform Copernicus Media and Communications before planning a press release or promotional work on their paper. Model summary
If you or your institute plans a press release or some other promotional work on your paper, please inform Media and Communications at Copernicus (media@copernicus.org) before. We may be able to assist you and help distribute your work further.
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 Publications
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2195-4771
- Electronic ISSN
- 2195-478X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Geothermal Energy Science
How long does peer review take at Geothermal Energy Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 39 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.
Which databases index Geothermal Energy Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Geothermal Energy Science is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Geothermal Energy Science open access, and what is the APC?
Geothermal Energy Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .