Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Oceanography
Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science
ISSN 2206-5865 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 3 issues per year · Founded 1952
Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.83; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 63%; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science is published by CSIRO Publishing 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 Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, together about 51.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science explores the dynamics, physics, chemistry and biogeochemistry of the atmosphere, ocean and land surface.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Oceanography
Editor-in-chief Steven T. SiemsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science26.7%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences14.7%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences9.8%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.1%
- Geophysics and Gravity MeasurementsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.3%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsEnvironmental Science4%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.1%
- Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateEarth and Planetary Sciences2.8%
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 | Oceanography | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 296 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 87 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 146 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 295 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 291 |
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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 63%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Format-free submission Model summary
Format-free submission Submit in the format of your choice with format-free submission.
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 3 issues per year
- Founded
- 1952
- ISSN
- 2206-5865
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 76, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗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 Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Oceanography / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences. 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 Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.83; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “63%”. 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 Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .