Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth-Surface Processes
Journal of the Earth and Space Physics
ISSN 2538-371X · eISSN 2538-3906 · Institute of Geophysics, Tehran University
Journal of the Earth and Space Physics: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; acceptance rate 47% (journal website); 29 articles a year; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Earth and Space Physics (JESP) is a specialized journal, published seasonally by the Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran. It was started in 1971 with the aim of publishing papers in all areas of the Geophysical Sciences. JESP accepts articles in Earthquake Seismology, Engineering Seismology, Exploration Seismology, Geomagnetism, Gravimetry, Satellite Gravimetry, Geodesy, Geoelectric, Meteorology, Atmospheric Physics, Air Pollution, Tide, Luminescence Dating, Physical Oceanography, Solar Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Sciences and other related areas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth-Surface Processes
Editor-in-chief Aliakbari-Bidokhti, A. A.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 1, Iran 1, New Zealand 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth-Surface Processes | Q4 | 153/184 | 17th |
| Geophysics | Q4 | 156/183 | 15th |
| Atmospheric Science | Q4 | 147/160 | 8th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 29Publisher website ·
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 47%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | IRR 6,000,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted3
- research articleArticles Type: Research Article, Research Notes, ReviewLength not stated
- research notesArticles Type: Research Article, Research Notes, ReviewLength not stated
- reviewArticles Type: Research Article, Research Notes, ReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Follows COPE Model summary
This journal is following of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
CC BY-NC; authors retain copyright Model summary
The copyright of manuscripts accepted for publication in the journal rests with the author(s) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC). All opinions stated are exclusively that of the author(s).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
Type of Access: Access to the articles in this journal is free and open.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
Peer Review Policy: Double blind peer review
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
We accept all terms and conditions of COPE about plagiarism, and in case any attempt of plagiarism is brought to our attention accompanied with convincing evidence, we act based on flowcharts and workflows determined in COPE.
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
- Institute of Geophysics, Tehran University
- ISSN
- 2538-371X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2538-3906
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 52, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Earth and Space Physics
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of the Earth and Space Physics based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (1), Iran (1) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Earth and Space Physics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Earth and Space Physics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Earth and Space Physics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Earth and Space Physics is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .