Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Global Biogeochemical Cycles is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine and coastal ecosystems, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics and Marine Biology and Ecology Research, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Global Biogeochemical Cycles (GBC) features research on regional to global biogeochemical interactions, as well as more local studies that demonstrate fundamental implications for biogeochemical processing at regional or global scales. Published papers draw on a wide array of methods and knowledge and extend in time from the deep geologic past to recent historical and potential future interactions. This broad scope includes studies that elucidate human activities as interactive components of biogeochemical cycles and physical Earth Systems including climate. Authors are required to make their work accessible to a broad interdisciplinary range of scientists. AGU Publications Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility StatementAs an organization that serves a global community of Earth and space scientists, AGU is committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). Following AGU's Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, AGU Publications is implementing changes to foster a more equitable and inclusive scientific publishing environment. This includes proactively working to eliminate the influence of bias in peer review, improving diversity and inclusion within our editorial teams (editors, reviewers, authors) and our publishing processes and policies, and ensuring our publications content fairly and inclusively represents people and communities. We also plan to regularly track and publish our AGU Publications DEI progress.All AGU members, editors, authors, reviewers, and publications officers and staff are expected to aspire and adhere to our Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics Policy, which includes AGU's Code of Conduct (Section III) and Ethical Guidelines for Publications of Scientific Research (Section VI).More information: DEI at AGU Scientific Ethics at AGU AGU Journals Special Collection on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Indexing Information AGRICOLA Database (National Agricultural Library) Agriculture Science Database (ProQuest) Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) 2: Ocean Technology (ProQuest) ASFA: Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ProQuest) Astrophysics Data System (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) Biological Science Collection (ProQuest) Biological Science Database (ProQuest) Biological Science Index (ProQuest) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) COMPENDEX (Elsevier) Current Contents Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Earth, Atmospheric & Aq

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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

Indexing the journal's website claims

EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASCAB AbstractsGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System

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Impact

Impact factor

6.95LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

6.9Publisher website · 2026-09-26

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

6.9Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

10LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

10Publisher website · 2026-09-26

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

10Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

2.94LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.8LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

164LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

289OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

3,116OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

5OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

7.2%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

58.27%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

163LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles per year (publisher) 2025

165Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

1,237,914Publisher 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)

8–16 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

HardLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

37%Publisher website · 2026-09-26

Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025

37%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

55 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-26

Submission to first decision 2025

55 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to acceptance 2025

190 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication 2025

16 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

1987

ISSN

0886-6236

Electronic ISSN

1944-9224

Latest issue on the website

Volume 40, Issue 9 (September 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Special issues ↗Publisher website