Journal profile · Geology
International Geology Review
ISSN 0020-6814 · eISSN 1938-2839 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1959
International Geology Review: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.06; JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 161 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Geology Review 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 Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Geological Studies and Exploration, together about 44.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Geology Review is dedicated to publishing original and timely research papers as well as in-depth scholarly reviews dealing with the petrotectonic framework of the earth and the distribution of mineral and energy resources within that framework. Particularly emphasised are petroleum geology, economic geology, tectonics, geochemistry and petrology. Geographic coverage is global and work on any part of the world is considered. The journal has been published since 1959. International Geology Review offers free colour pages to all its authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geology
Editor-in-chief Robert SternPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 9%); most named United States 11, Mainland China 2, Japan 2, India 1, Spain 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences19.8%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science12.8%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.2%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering5.6%
- Geotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringEngineering5%
- Mining and Gasification TechnologiesEngineering3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete, Abstracts, Energy & Power Source, GEOBASE, ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, ProQuest Natural Science Journals, ProQuest SciTech Journals, Arts and Humanities Search, Petroleum Abstracts (Online)
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
- 2.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2019
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.72Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,208OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 162,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,546 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 20 | 20 |
| 2025 | 115 | 12 | 159 |
| 2024 | 150 | 14 | 547 |
| 2023 | 143 | 38 | 892 |
| 2022 | 141 | 37 | 1,062 |
| 2021 | 125 | 22 | 1,344 |
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
161 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (247 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialEditor Professor Robert Stern Department of Geosciences University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas 75080-3021 USA Email: rjstern@utdallas.edu Associate Edi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Geology Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1959
- ISSN
- 0020-6814
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-2839
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 18 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Geology Review
What CAS zone is International Geology Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Geology Review is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Geology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Geology Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.06; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at International Geology Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 161 days (interquartile range 110–242 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28%. 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 JCR quartile is International Geology Review in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of International Geology Review based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Mainland China (2) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Geology Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Geology Review is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Geology Review open access, and what is the APC?
International Geology Review is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .