Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami

Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami is published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Seismic Performance and Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami provides a common forum for scientists and engineers working in the areas of earthquakes and tsunamis to communicate and interact with one another and thereby enhance the opportunities for such cross-fertilization of ideas. The Journal publishes original papers pertaining to state-of-the-art research and development in Geological and Seismological Setting; Ground Motion, Site and Building Response; Tsunami Generation, Propagation, Damage and Mitigation, as well as Education and Risk Management following an earthquake or a tsunami. We welcome papers in the following categories: Geological and Seismological Aspects Tectonics: (Geology - earth processes) Fault processes and earthquake generation: seismology (earthquake processes) Earthquake wave propagation: geophysics Remote sensing Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical hazards and response Effects on buildings and structures Risk analysis and management Retrofitting and remediation Education and awareness Material Behaviour Soil Reinforced concrete Steel Tsunamis Tsunamigenic sources Tsunami propagation: Physical oceanography Run-up and damage: wave hydraulics.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

Early warning / risk: CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the March 2026 Xinrui edition (Under Review); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

2.62LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

4.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.58LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.79LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

14LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

34OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

207OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.59OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

37%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

0.95%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

39LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Average review time (community reports)

over 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Publisher

World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd

Country or region

SINGAPORE

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

ISSN

1793-4311

Electronic ISSN

1793-7116

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub