Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Oceanography
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
ISSN 2169-9275 · eISSN 2169-9291 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans: CAS Zone 2 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.26; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,070; median 197 days to acceptance (150 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 42% (journal website); 564 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans 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 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Climate variability and models, together about 45.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JGR: Oceans publishes original research articles on the physics, chemistry, biology and geology to the oceans and their interaction with other components of the Earth system.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Oceanography
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences23.7%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences8.2%
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.6%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.4%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
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 | Oceanography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 2 |
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 | Oceanography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 3.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,692OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 49.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 527LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 537Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,761,411Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,213 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 449 | 282 | 107 |
| 2025 | 564 | 382 | 1,346 |
| 2024 | 520 | 378 | 3,063 |
| 2023 | 360 | 313 | 3,863 |
| 2022 | 485 | 288 | 7,826 |
| 2021 | 522 | 301 | 10,965 |
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
197 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 150 days – 254 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (150 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 150 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,097 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 42%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 183 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2169-9275
- Electronic ISSN
- 2169-9291
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
What CAS zone is Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Oceanography. 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 Oceans?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.26; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 142.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans?
Based on the dates recorded on 150 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 197 days (interquartile range 150–254 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 42% (2025). 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 Oceans?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,070.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .