Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
ISSN 2197-4284 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · United Kingdom · Founded 2014
Progress in Earth and Planetary Science: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.62; fully open access; APC about USD 1,870; median 172 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); 115 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Progress in Earth and Planetary Science is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg 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 earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Geological and Geochemical Analysis, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (PEPS), a peer-reviewed open access e-journal, was launched by the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) in 2014. This international journal is devoted to high-quality original articles, reviews and papers with full data attached in the research fields of space and planetary sciences, atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences, human geosciences, solid earth sciences, and biogeosciences. PEPS promotes excellent review articles and welcomes articles with electronic attachments including videos, animations, and large original data files. PEPS also encourages papers with full data attached: papers with full data attached are scientific articles that preserve the full detailed raw research data and metadata which were gathered in their preparation and make these data freely available to the research community for further analysis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Editor-in-chief Shoichi YoshiokaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Japan 63, United States 13, Taiwan, China 5, Australia 3, Switzerland 3 (96 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences12.7%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences9.8%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences8%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science5%
- Meteorological Phenomena and SimulationsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.8%
- Isotope Analysis in EcologyEnvironmental Science3.7%
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 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.62LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 429OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 111LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 846 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 61 | 26 |
| 2025 | 115 | 115 | 293 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 370 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | 922 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | 991 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 2,235 |
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
172 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 133 days – 243 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 26 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 208 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (190 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 31 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 31 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,560 / USD 1,870 / GBP 1,340 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,870 / EUR 1,560 / GBP 1,340 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,290 / USD 1,790 / EUR 1,490 | Yes | — |
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)
Open calls for papers4, by deadline
- Antarctic and Southern Ocean Climate: From the Geological Past, Through the Present, to a Warming FutureDeadline
- Predictability of the Variable Solar-Terrestrial Coupling – PRESTO: Five-Year OverviewDeadline
- Advanced Studies of Climate Change ProjectionDeadline
- Thermochronology and Earth System Evolution in and around AsiaDeadline
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2014
- ISSN
- 2197-4284
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
What CAS zone is Progress in Earth and Planetary Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. 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 Progress in Earth and Planetary Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.62; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Progress in Earth and Planetary Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 172 days (interquartile range 133–243 days); authors report an average review time of about 31 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Progress in Earth and Planetary Science based?
Of the 96 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (63), United States (13) and Taiwan, China (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Progress in Earth and Planetary Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Progress in Earth and Planetary Science open access, and what is the APC?
Progress in Earth and Planetary Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,870.
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: .