Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
The Seismic Record
ISSN 2694-4006 · Seismological Society of America · United States
The Seismic Record: impact factor 5.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Seismic Record is published by Seismological Society of America. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are earthquake and tectonic studies, Seismic Waves and Analysis and Seismology and Earthquake Studies, together about 54.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Seismic Record (TSR) is an open-access, online-only journal publishing short form papers covering the entire spectrum of seismological science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
Editor-in-chief Vera Schulte-PelkumPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United States 5, Mainland China 1, Japan 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences25.1%
- Seismic Waves and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences15.4%
- Seismology and Earthquake StudiesComputer Science13.7%
- High-pressure geophysics and materialsEarth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
- Earthquake Detection and AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences7.9%
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.4%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 189 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 21 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 176 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 181 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 874 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 450 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 526 |
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 3,500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,100 / USD 210 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- comments and repliesComments and Replies focus on discussing an article published in TSR.Length not stated
- original articleResearch articles are short-format, original articles that are within scope and generally meet the following requirements:main text ≤ 3,500 words
- research articleResearch articles are short-format, original articles that are within scope and generally meet the following requirements:Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles are short-format, original articles that are within scope and generally meet the following requirements:Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Authors must review SSA’s Publication Ethics policy (https://www.seismosoc.org/inside/publishing-ethics-guidelines/) prior to submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Single-blind peer review; Editor-in-Chief makes final decisions. Model summary
All submissions are initially evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief. Manuscripts that are not within the scope or do not meet the above criteria will be returned to the author without peer review. An Associate Editor will be appointed and will identify a minimum of two external reviewers for every article. TSR uses a single-blind peer review process (i.e., authors do not know the reviewers’ identities)…
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
- Seismological Society of America
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2694-4006
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Seismic Record
What is the impact factor of The Seismic Record?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.8, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at The Seismic Record?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of The Seismic Record?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of The Seismic Record based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), Mainland China (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index The Seismic Record?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Seismic Record is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is The Seismic Record open access, and what is the APC?
The Seismic Record is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .