Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Natural hazards and earth system sciences
ISSN 1561-8633 · eISSN 1684-9981 · European Geosciences Union · GERMANY · Bimonthly
Natural hazards and earth system sciences: CAS Zone 2 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.14; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 256 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natural hazards and earth system sciences is published by European Geosciences Union and is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Landslides and related hazards and earthquake and tectonic studies, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS) is a not-for-profit interdisciplinary and international journal dedicated to the public discussion and open-access publication of high-quality studies and original research on natural hazards and their consequences. Embracing a holistic Earth system science approach, NHESS serves a wide and diverse community of research scientists, practitioners, and decision makers concerned with detection of natural hazards, monitoring and modelling, vulnerability and risk assessment, and the design and implementation of mitigation and adaptation strategies, including economical, societal, and educational aspects.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Italy 3, Macau, China 2, United States 2, France 2, Canada 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science12.5%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science12.4%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.4%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.7%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Cryospheric studies and observationsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.9%
- Hydrology and Drought AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 5.14LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 166OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,472OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 249LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,682 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 216 | 216 | 202 |
| 2025 | 256 | 256 | 1,531 |
| 2024 | 240 | 240 | 2,502 |
| 2023 | 210 | 210 | 4,186 |
| 2022 | 220 | 220 | 5,386 |
| 2021 | 211 | 211 | 6,939 |
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 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 43 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | EUR 1,800 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,440 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,440 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted4
- brief communicationsBrief communicationsLength not stated
- invited perspectivesInvited perspectivesLength not stated
- research articlesResearch articlesLength not stated
- review articlesReview articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Code availability, Data availability
- AI use
AI usage must be described in Methods or Acknowledgements Model summary
Should you have used AI tools to generate (parts of) your manuscript, please describe the usage either in the Methods section or the Acknowledgements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability
Software/code must be cited via DOI and a Code availability section included Model summary
The manuscript must then include a section entitled "Code availability" or, in the case of data and code, "Code and data availability".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data should be deposited in reliable repositories and linked via DOI Model summary
We recommend that any data set used in your manuscript is submitted to a reliable data repository and linked from your manuscript through a DOI.
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
- European Geosciences Union
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1561-8633
- Electronic ISSN
- 1684-9981
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Natural hazards and earth system sciences
What CAS zone is Natural hazards and earth system sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Natural hazards and earth system sciences is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary / Water Resources / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Natural hazards and earth system sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.14; CiteScore 8.2, h-index 166.
How long does peer review take at Natural hazards and earth system sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Natural hazards and earth system sciences based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (3), Macau, China (2) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Natural hazards and earth system sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natural hazards and earth system sciences is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Natural hazards and earth system sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Natural hazards and earth system sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .