Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geophysics
Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil
ISSN 2595-1939 · Serviço Geológico do Brasil (CPRM) · Brazil
Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil is published by Serviço Geológico do Brasil (CPRM). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Geological Studies and Exploration, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geophysics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences17%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science12.3%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences9.9%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences6.8%
- Geotourism and Geoheritage ConservationEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.2%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Geological Modeling and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geophysics | Q3 | 126/183 | 31st |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 139/194 | 28th |
| Economic Geology | Q3 | 38/52 | 27th |
| Paleontology | Q4 | 96/121 | 20th |
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 182 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 58 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 74 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 75 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 63 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 61 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Unspecified 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Serviço Geológico do Brasil (CPRM)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2595-1939
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 the Geological Survey of Brazil
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 the Geological Survey of Brazil?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil 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; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .