Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 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 Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 65.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets is dedicated to the publication of new and original research in the broad field of planetary science. Manuscripts concerning planetary geology, geophysics, geochemistry, atmospheres, and dynamics are appropriate for the journal when they increase knowledge about the processes that affect Solar System objects. Manuscripts concerning other planetary systems, exoplanets or Earth are welcome when presented in a comparative planetology perspective. Studies in the field of astrobiology will be considered when they have immediate consequences for the interpretation of planetary data. JGR: Planets does not publish manuscripts that deal exclusively with future missions and instrumentation, nor those that are primarily of an engineering interest, unless they present a current planetary application. Instrument, calibration, theory/modeling or data processing papers may be appropriate for the journal, but only when accompanied by scientific analysis and interpretation that increases understanding of the studied object. A manuscript that describes a new method or technique would be acceptable for JGR: Planets if it contained new and relevant scientific results obtained using the method. Review articles and Commentaries may be invited by the Editors of JGR: Planets. AGU Publications Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility StatementAs an organization that serves a global community of Earth and space scientists, AGU is committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). Following AGU's Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, AGU Publications is implementing changes to foster a more equitable and inclusive scientific publishing environment. This includes proactively working to eliminate the influence of bias in peer review, improving diversity and inclusion within our editorial teams (editors, reviewers, authors) and our publishing processes and policies, and ensuring our publications content fairly and inclusively represents people and communities. We also plan to regularly track and publish our AGU Publications DEI progress. All AGU members, editors, authors, reviewers, and publications officers and staff are expected to aspire and adhere to our Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics Policy, which includes AGU's Code of Conduct (Section III) and Ethical Guidelines for Publications of Scientific Research (Section VI). More information: DEI at AGU Scientific Ethics at AGU AGU Journals Spe

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

Editor-in-chief Planetary SciencePublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, United Kingdom 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

3.64LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

3.7Publisher website · 2026-09-19

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.7Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

6.5LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

6.5Publisher website · 2026-09-19

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

6.5Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

1.54LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.34LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

114OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,768OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

2.92OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

27%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

55.62%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

368LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles per year (publisher) 2025

373Publisher website · 2026-09-30

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

1,527,752Publisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

Other sources

Acceptance rate (publisher)

68%Publisher website · 2026-09-19

Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025

68%Publisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to first decision

73 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-19

Submission to first decision 2025

73 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to acceptance 2025

195 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Acceptance to publication 2025

21 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

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.

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

ISSN

2169-9097

Electronic ISSN

2169-9100

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗LetPub
• Special issues ↗Publisher website