Journal profile · Geochemistry & Geophysics
Tectonics
ISSN 0278-7407 · eISSN 1944-9194 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Tectonics: CAS Zone 2 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.49; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,070; median 219 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 204 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tectonics is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies and High-pressure geophysics and materials, together about 66.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tectonics presents original research articles that describe and explain the evolution, structure, and deformation of Earth’s lithosphere including across the range of geologic time.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geochemistry & Geophysics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences28.3%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences26.1%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences12.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Geological and Geophysical Studies WorldwideEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.4%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science3.4%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
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: 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
- 3.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 119LetPub ·
- h-index
- 218OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,733OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 174LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 177Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 978,234Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,084 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 128 | 77 | 36 |
| 2025 | 204 | 123 | 553 |
| 2024 | 156 | 100 | 887 |
| 2023 | 156 | 121 | 1,627 |
| 2022 | 178 | 105 | 2,493 |
| 2021 | 204 | 105 | 3,600 |
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
219 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 156 days – 277 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 235 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (344 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 209 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 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 4,070 / EUR 3,490 / GBP 2,910 | — | — |
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
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0278-7407
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-9194
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tectonics
What CAS zone is Tectonics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tectonics is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 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 Tectonics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.49; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 218.
How long does peer review take at Tectonics?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 219 days (interquartile range 156–277 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40% (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 Tectonics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tectonics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Tectonics open access, and what is the APC?
Tectonics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,070.
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: .