GFF

GFF is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Geological and Geochemical Analysis, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

History GFF was founded in 1872 by the then “Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm” under the name of Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar (‘Transactions of the Geological Society in Stockholm’). It was issued under that name for 122 years i.e. 1872-1993, volumes 1-115 (ISSN 0016-786X). As from 1994, volume 116, the journal was formally renamed GFF, its nickname since 1963 (an acronym of its original name). Aims and Scope GFF is the journal of the Geological Society of Sweden. It is an international scientific journal that publishes papers in English covering the whole field of geology and palaeontology, i.e. petrology, mineralogy, stratigraphy, systematic palaeontology, palaeogeography, historical geology and Quaternary geology. Systematic descriptions of fossils, minerals and rocks are an important part of GFF's publishing record. Papers on regional or local geology should deal with Balto-Scandian or Northern European geology, or with geologically related areas. Papers on geophysics, geochemistry, biogeochemistry, climatology and hydrology should have a geological context. Descriptions of new methods (analytical, instrumental or numerical), should be relevant to the broad scope of the journal. Review articles are welcome, and may be solicited occasionally. Thematic issues are also possible. The journal emphasizes high quality and informative illustration, in both line drawings and photographs. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Please be advised that this journal no longer has page charges.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Geology

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

CASCAB AbstractsGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: Animal Production Database (CABI), Art and Archaeological Technical Abstracts, Australian Earth Sciences Information Systems, Aesis Quarterly, Biological Abstracts, Botanical Pesticides (CABI), CA Search, Energy Research Abstracts, Geoarchive, Geobase (Elsevier), Geographical Abstracts, Geotechnical Abstracts, Human Geography, International Nuclear Information System Atomindex, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (CABI), Maize Abstracts (CABI), Nematological Abstracts (CABI), Pascal, Research Alert, Review of Agricultural Entomology (CABI), Review of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (CABI), Zoological Record (Clarivate Analytics)

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Impact

Impact factor

0.63LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

0.6Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

1.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

1.9Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.27LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.27Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

0.62LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.62Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

35LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

50OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

526OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.46OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

57.69%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

7LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

44,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

over 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

50%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

83 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Peer review

Single 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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

SWEDEN

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

ISSN

1103-5897

Electronic ISSN

2000-0863

Society / sponsor

Geological Society of Sweden

Latest issue on the website

Volume 147, Issue 1-2 (2025)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website