Journal profile · Geochemistry & Geophysics
Seismological Research Letters
ISSN 0895-0695 · eISSN 1938-2057 · Seismological Society of America · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Seismological Research Letters: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.83; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 271 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Seismological Research Letters is published by Seismological Society of America 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, Seismology and Earthquake Studies and Seismic Waves and Analysis, together about 53.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information not localized
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences21.5%
- Seismology and Earthquake StudiesComputer Science16.6%
- Seismic Waves and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences15.8%
- Earthquake Detection and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences8.5%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.2%
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
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 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 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 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 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 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 2.83LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,144OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 262LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,233 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 249 | 89 | 137 |
| 2025 | 271 | 62 | 696 |
| 2024 | 316 | 37 | 1,636 |
| 2023 | 222 | 22 | 1,714 |
| 2022 | 266 | 32 | 3,578 |
| 2021 | 297 | 60 | 4,616 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Seismological Society of America
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0895-0695
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-2057
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Seismological Research Letters
What CAS zone is Seismological Research Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Seismological Research Letters is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Geochemistry & Geophysics. 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 Seismological Research Letters?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.83; CiteScore 6, h-index 129.
How long does peer review take at Seismological Research Letters?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Seismological Research Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Seismological Research Letters is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Seismological Research Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Seismological Research Letters is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .