Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geophysics
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
ISSN 2169-897X · eISSN 2169-8996 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES: CAS Zone 2 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.75; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,070; median 185 days to acceptance (153 articles, last 24 months); 1,042 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, together about 27.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geophysics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy11.4%
- Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsPhysics and Astronomy8.9%
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
- Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateEarth and Planetary Sciences7.1%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 3.75LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 665OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 77,341OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 982LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 99,284 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 853 | 445 | 232 |
| 2025 | 1,042 | 625 | 2,743 |
| 2024 | 895 | 590 | 5,915 |
| 2023 | 799 | 677 | 9,356 |
| 2022 | 780 | 410 | 14,801 |
| 2021 | 857 | 451 | 22,296 |
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
185 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 137 days – 231 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (153 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 201 days
- Sample
- 153 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,060 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".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,070 / EUR 3,490 / GBP 2,910 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints Preprint and Community Server
The Earth and Space Science Open Archive (ESS OA) is a preprint and community server where scientists can share early research outputs including preprints and posters presented at major scientific meetings.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2169-897X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2169-8996
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.75; CiteScore 6, h-index 665.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES?
Based on the dates recorded on 153 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 185 days (interquartile range 137–231 days). 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 GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,070.
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: .