Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Scientific Drilling
ISSN 1816-8957 · eISSN 1816-3459 · Copernicus Publications · Germany
Scientific Drilling: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 27 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scientific Drilling is published by Copernicus Publications 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 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, earthquake and tectonic studies and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scientific Drilling (SD) is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to sharing the latest scientific advancements and news from scientific drilling and related programs within the geoscience community. The journal features peer-reviewed science reports on recently completed and ongoing international scientific drilling projects, updates on technical developments, workshops reports, progress reports, and news & updates from the community. SD publishes only contributions related to drilling for scientific purposes, including but not limited to topics such as paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental change, deep biosphere, geohazards, geodynamic processes, and sustainable georesources.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Thomas WiersbergPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Japan 1, Germany 1, France 1, Switzerland 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences12.2%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Seismic Waves and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
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 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)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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.77Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 215OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 618 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 62 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 51 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 146 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 44 |
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 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License Model summary
All site content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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
- Copernicus Publications
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1816-8957
- Electronic ISSN
- 1816-3459
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scientific Drilling
What CAS zone is Scientific Drilling in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scientific Drilling 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 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Scientific Drilling?
Authors report an average review time of about 27 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 Scientific Drilling based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Japan (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scientific Drilling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scientific Drilling is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Scientific Drilling open access, and what is the APC?
Scientific Drilling 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .