Journal profile · Geochemistry & Geophysics
Journal of Geophysics and Engineering
ISSN 1742-2132 · eISSN 1742-2140 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · bimonthly · Founded 2004
Journal of Geophysics and Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.96; fully open access; APC about USD 1,550; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 159 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Geophysics and Engineering is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Seismic Waves and Analysis and Geophysical Methods and Applications, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics and Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Geophysics and Engineering aims to promote research and developments in geophysics and related areas of engineering. It has a predominantly applied science and engineering focus, but solicits and accepts high-quality contributions in all earth-physics disciplines, including geodynamics, natural and controlled-source seismology, oil, gas and mineral exploration, petrophysics and reservoir geophysics. The journal covers those aspects of engineering that are closely related to geophysics, or on the targets and problems that geophysics addresses. Typically, this is engineering focused on the subsurface, particularly petroleum engineering, rock mechanics, geophysical software engineering, drilling technology, remote sensing, instrumentation and sensor design. Abstracting and Indexing Journal of Geophysics and Engineering is covered by the following services: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) Ei Compendex Scopus Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) GEOBASE More from the Journal of Geophysics and Engineering: Find out why you should submit your papers to JGE Visit the submissions site to submit your papers Read a collection of some of the most highly cited research Log in or sign in to your Oxford Academic account to sign up for our email alerting service Read the latest issue Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.0 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 1.9 Geochemistry & Geophysics (Rank by Impact Factor) 54/103 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 3.1 Geophysics (Rank by CiteScore) 70/183 Geology (Rank by CiteScore) 128/333 Industrial And Manufacturing Engineering (Rank by CiteScore) 193/425 Management, Monitoring, Policy And Law (Rank by CiteScore) 225/432 About metrics Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Journal of Geophysics and Engineering are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, SINOPEC Geophysical Research Institute Co., Ltd, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, SINOPEC Geophysical Research Institute Co., Ltd, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics
Editor-in-chief Yanghua Wang PrincipalPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 37 in mainland China (about 51%); most named Mainland China 37, United Kingdom 9, United States 5, Netherlands 4, Australia 3 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences21.2%
- Seismic Waves and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences15.3%
- Geophysical Methods and ApplicationsEngineering9.9%
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisEngineering8.2%
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.4%
- Drilling and Well EngineeringEngineering6.4%
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEngineering5.5%
- Rock Mechanics and ModelingEngineering3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 892OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 139LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,111 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 121 | 30 |
| 2025 | 159 | 159 | 254 |
| 2024 | 132 | 132 | 664 |
| 2023 | 118 | 118 | 651 |
| 2022 | 96 | 96 | 703 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | 707 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,550 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,550 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,625 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Discounts
- 20
- Page charges
- USD 3,625
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Article types accepted6
- invited paperInvited Paper* Yes 250 Unstructured Up to 5 Up to 50 Up to 10 Up to 8000Length not stated
- letterArticle Type Title Page Abstract: Word Count Abstract structure Keywords References Tables/figures Word count Paper Yes 250 Unstructured Up to 5 Up to 50 Up to …Length not stated
- paperPaper Yes 250 Unstructured Up to 5 Up to 50 Up to 10 Up to 8000Length not stated
- reviewArticle Type Title Page Abstract: Word Count Abstract structure Keywords References Tables/figures Word count Paper Yes 250 Unstructured Up to 5 Up to 50 Up to …Length not stated
- special issue articleSpecial issue article Yes 250 Unstructured Up to 5 Up to 50 Up to 5 Up to 8000Length not stated
- topical reviewTopical Review Yes 250 Unstructured Up to 5 Up to 100 Up to 5 No limitLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure
Any financial interests or connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications, or opinions stated—including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organization(s), personal relationships, or direct academic competition—should be…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Availability of Data and Materials Model summary
Where ethically feasible, the Journal of Geophysics and Engineering strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. For information on general repositories for all data types, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Third-party permissions Model summary
In order to reproduce any third party material, including tables, figures, or images, in an article authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder and be compliant with any requirements the copyright holder may have pertaining to this reuse.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Journal of Geophysics and Engineering flipped to become a fully open access on Jan 1, 2019. Archive material prior to this date is free. All rights are reserved to archive material. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering is a fully open access journal, and all articles are published in the journal under an open access licence immediately upon publication. You will need to pay an open access charge …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
All submissions to the journal are initially reviewed by one of the journal editors. At this stage, manuscripts may be rejected without peer review if it is felt that they are not relevant to the journal or are not of high enough priority. This fast rejection process means that authors are given a quick decision and do not need to wait for the review process to be completed. Manuscripts that are n…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Geophysics and Engineering may be screened with iThenticate anti-plagiarism software in an attempt to detect and prevent plagiarism. Any manuscript may be screened, especially if there is reason to suppose part or all of the text has been previously published. Prior to final acceptance any manuscript that has not already been screened may be put through iThe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint Policy Model summary
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- bimonthly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1742-2132
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-2140
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Geophysics and Engineering
What CAS zone is Journal of Geophysics and Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Geochemistry & Geophysics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Geophysics and Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.96; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Geophysics and Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Geophysics and Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: LaTeX and Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Geophysics and Engineering based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 37 (about 51%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (37), United Kingdom (9) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Geophysics and Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Geophysics and Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Geophysics and Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .