Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Earth Sciences
ISSN 2541-9668 · eISSN 2587-585X · St. Petersburg University Press
Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Earth Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Earth Sciences is published by St. Petersburg University Press 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 Geological Studies and Exploration, Military Technology and Strategies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis, together about 34.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering11.4%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences11.3%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences11.3%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.2%
- Regional Socio-Economic Development TrendsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Geological and Geochemical AnalysisEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science4.5%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 839 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 7 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 25 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 71 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 99 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 124 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- St. Petersburg University Press
- ISSN
- 2541-9668
- Electronic ISSN
- 2587-585X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Earth Sciences
What CAS zone is Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Earth Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Earth Sciences 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 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Earth Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Earth Sciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Earth Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Earth Sciences is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .