Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geophysics
Vestnik Kamchatskoi regional'noi assotsiatsii Uchebnonauchnyi tsentr Seriia Nauki o Zemle
ISSN 1816-5524 · eISSN 1816-5532 · Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS · Russian Federation
Vestnik Kamchatskoi regional'noi assotsiatsii Uchebnonauchnyi tsentr Seriia Nauki o Zemle: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 45 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vestnik Kamchatskoi regional'noi assotsiatsii Uchebnonauchnyi tsentr Seriia Nauki o Zemle is published by Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geological and Geophysical Studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Geological Studies and Exploration, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Geophysics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
publishes the results of the original fundamental and applied investigations in Earth Sciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology, volcanology, seismology), that were not published or send for editing and further publication in other Russian and foreign journals. The journal contains not only research articles but also information on: the modern state of geosciences development in the region, the main scientific events in the region (conferences, meetings, seminars, expeditions, field schools).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geophysics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences19.3%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences12.6%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences11.6%
- earthquake and tectonic studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.1%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.9%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4.8%
- Geochemistry and Elemental AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical MethodsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geophysics | Q4 | 150/183 | 18th |
| Geochemistry and Petrology | Q4 | 138/164 | 16th |
| Geology | Q4 | 287/333 | 13th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: RSCI
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 822 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 46 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 74 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 95 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 111 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 76 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 61 |
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 45 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 45 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articlesThe journal contains not only research articles but also information on: the modern state of geosciences development in the region, the main scientific events i…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
The authors who publish in this journal agree to the following conditions: The authors retain the copyright to the work and transfer to the journal the right of first publication together with the work, while simultaneously licensing it under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License, which allows others to process, correct and take your work as a basis for derivatives fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
The Journal is an open access publication with free access of readers to the full texts of articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer-reviewed Model summary
The Journal is a scholarly peer-reviewed publication.
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
- Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 1816-5524
- Electronic ISSN
- 1816-5532
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 70, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vestnik Kamchatskoi regional'noi assotsiatsii Uchebnonauchnyi tsentr Seriia Nauki o Zemle
How long does peer review take at Vestnik Kamchatskoi regional'noi assotsiatsii Uchebnonauchnyi tsentr Seriia Nauki o Zemle?
Authors report an average review time of about 45 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.
Which databases index Vestnik Kamchatskoi regional'noi assotsiatsii Uchebnonauchnyi tsentr Seriia Nauki o Zemle?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vestnik Kamchatskoi regional'noi assotsiatsii Uchebnonauchnyi tsentr Seriia Nauki o Zemle is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Vestnik Kamchatskoi regional'noi assotsiatsii Uchebnonauchnyi tsentr Seriia Nauki o Zemle open access, and what is the APC?
Vestnik Kamchatskoi regional'noi assotsiatsii Uchebnonauchnyi tsentr Seriia Nauki o Zemle 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .