Journal of Mountain Science

Journal of Mountain Science is published by Science Press and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Landslides and related hazards, Cryospheric studies and observations and Soil erosion and sediment transport, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal of Mountain Science (JMS) is an international multidisciplinary journal. It is devoted to mountains and their surrounding lowlands - ecoregions of global importance, with a particular emphasis on the important highlands/ mountains in the world, such as the Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayas, the Alps, the Andes, the Rockies and many other mountain ranges of our planet. Knowledge emerging from observation, data analysis and modeling approaches spanning a range of spatial and temporal scales in mountain areas is of interest. Journal of Mountain Science pays particular attention to the interaction between earth surface change and human activities, degradation and restoration of mountain ecosystem, methods of controlling mountain hazards such as debris, landslides and soil erosion, geological engineering issues in key project construction in mountain areas, watershed management and development, culture diversity and local economic development in mountain regions. Academic papers should display universal, strategic and innovative characteristics in both theory and practice. We especially welcome papers which emphasize the application of new technologies, such as GIS and remote sensing, in mountain research and development, and the papers on new concepts and new methods deriving from disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research in mountains. Examples of topics within the scope of the journal are (not exhaustive): Geo-hazards: man-made or naturally induced hazards such as landslides, debris flows, rockfalls, and mountain floods, crustal deformation; Geological disaster monitoring, forecast and early warning Key environmental issues and geological hazard risks involved in the construction of major projects such as important transportation corridors and hydropower stations in the mountainous areas Settlement construction planning in mountainous areas prone to geological disasters Changes and driving forces of vegetation, glaciers, lakes and water resources Water resources utilization and protection in large river basins Poverty alleviation measures in mountainous areas Development and protection of world heritage sites Research tools: geophysical, geochemical and geobiological observational tools, geostatistical and geospatial methods, data assimilation and modeling methods for surface process investigations, artificial intelligence-based characterization of data and processes. We especially welcome papers which emphasize the application of ne

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Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences

Editor-in-chief Irasema Alcántara-AyalaPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 91 in mainland China (about 49%); most named Mainland China 91, Italy 18, Germany 9, United States 8, United Kingdom 6 (187 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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Impact

Impact factor

2.74LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.7Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.8Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

4.5LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.61LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.81LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

25LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

74OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,644OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

2.74OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

7.4%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

4.85%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

276LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

231,000Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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Average review time (community reports)

4–8 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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Publisher

Science Press

Country or region

PEOPLES R CHINA

Language

English

Frequency

Monthly

Founded

2004

ISSN

1672-6316

Electronic ISSN

1993-0321

Latest issue on the website

Volume 23, Issue 8 (August 2026)

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