Journal profile · Geology
JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY
ISSN 0022-1376 · eISSN 1537-5269 · University of Chicago · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1893
JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.93; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 1 articles a year; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: JG ceased publication The Journal of Geology ceased after the publication of Volume 132 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY is published by University of Chicago 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 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, together about 45.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JG ceased after the publication of Volume 132. Frequency: 6 issues/year (now ceased) ISSN: 0022-1376 E-ISSN: 1537-5269 2025 CiteScore*: 3.3 Ranked #123 out of 333 “Geology” journals Published from 1893–2024, The Journal of Geology (JG) promoted the systematic philosophical and fundamental study of geology across a broad range of earth and planetary science subdisciplines: continental and oceanic tectonics, geobiology, geochemistry, geoscience education, geomorphology, petrology, geophysics, mineralogy, planetary geology, sedimentology, structural geology, and volcanology. Annual subscriptions are available to access all scholarship published in The Journal of Geology since 1893.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences18.9%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences15.8%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science11.3%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.8%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences4.4%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering3.1%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in SCIE on 17 August 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 0.93LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90LetPub ·
- h-index
- 223OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,798OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,496 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31 | 5 | 60 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1 | 172 |
| 2021 | 41 | 5 | 308 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Chicago
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1893
- ISSN
- 0022-1376
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-5269
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.93; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 223.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY is indexed in Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .