Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Russian Journal of Earth Sciences
ISSN 1681-1208 · Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Journal of Earth Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.89 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 122 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Russian Journal of Earth Sciences is published by Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences and 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 Geological Studies and Exploration, earthquake and tectonic studies and Geological and Geochemical Analysis, together about 28.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief AL Alexei GvishianiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences9.3%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences9.1%
- Earthquake Detection and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences6.3%
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences6%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science4.9%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 27Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 105LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 962 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 66 | 3 |
| 2025 | 122 | 122 | 64 |
| 2024 | 72 | 72 | 111 |
| 2023 | 81 | 81 | 193 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 148 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 211 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
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 |
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
- Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- ISSN
- 1681-1208
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Russian Journal of Earth Sciences
What CAS zone is Russian Journal of Earth Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Russian Journal of Earth Sciences 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.
What is the impact factor of Russian Journal of Earth Sciences?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.89; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 28.
Which databases index Russian Journal of Earth Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Russian Journal of Earth Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Russian Journal of Earth Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Russian Journal of Earth Sciences 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .