Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society
ISSN 1225-6692 · eISSN 2287-4518
Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 35 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational Research and Pedagogy, Education, Safety, and Science Studies and Educational Systems and Policies, together about 30.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Research and PedagogyComputer Science12%
- Education, Safety, and Science StudiesSocial Sciences10.9%
- Educational Systems and PoliciesComputer Science7.9%
- Marine and Coastal ResearchEngineering5.2%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science5.1%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences4.6%
- Geological Modeling and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
- Education and Learning InterventionsComputer Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,272 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 50 | 0 | 157 |
| 2024 | 51 | 0 | 40 |
| 2023 | 53 | 0 | 38 |
| 2022 | 59 | 0 | 68 |
| 2021 | 60 | 0 | 75 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
35 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 24 days – 52 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 46 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (91 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 1225-6692
- Electronic ISSN
- 2287-4518
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 35 days (interquartile range 24–52 days). 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 Korean Earth Science Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society is indexed in ESCI.
Is Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Korean Earth Science Society is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .