Journal profile · Geochemistry & Geophysics
Reviews of Geophysics
ISSN 8755-1209 · eISSN 1944-9208 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1985
Reviews of Geophysics: CAS Zone 1 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 38.59; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,880; median 240 days to acceptance (55 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reviews of Geophysics is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, together about 24.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Reviews of Geophysics is an invitation-only reviews journal that provides overviews of recent research in all areas of the Earth and space sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsPhysics and Astronomy9.1%
- Solar and Space Plasma DynamicsPhysics and Astronomy8.6%
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.6%
- Astro and Planetary SciencePhysics and Astronomy6.3%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.3%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 38.59LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 38.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 69.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 69.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 15.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 15.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 134LetPub ·
- h-index
- 329OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,745OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 20.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 67.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 26Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,262,444Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,728 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 23 | 83 |
| 2025 | 32 | 27 | 611 |
| 2024 | 25 | 19 | 1,171 |
| 2023 | 27 | 20 | 1,924 |
| 2022 | 30 | 23 | 6,026 |
| 2021 | 30 | 21 | 2,774 |
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
240 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 179 days – 291 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (55 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 278 days
- Sample
- 55 articles with submission and acceptance dates (69 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 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 87%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 113 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 232 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,880 / EUR 3,330 / GBP 2,770 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 8755-1209
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-9208
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reviews of Geophysics
What CAS zone is Reviews of Geophysics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Reviews of Geophysics is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Geochemistry & Geophysics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Reviews of Geophysics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 38.59; CiteScore 69.2, h-index 329.
How long does peer review take at Reviews of Geophysics?
Based on the dates recorded on 55 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 240 days (interquartile range 179–291 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 87% (2025). 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 Reviews of Geophysics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reviews of Geophysics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Reviews of Geophysics open access, and what is the APC?
Reviews of Geophysics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,880.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .