Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE
ISSN 0372-8854 · eISSN 1864-1687 · E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung · GERMANY · Quarterly
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE is published by E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 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 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Landslides and related hazards and Geological formations and processes, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Earth-Surface Processes. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie main volume is a peer-reviewed international journal presenting original contributions of high scientific standard from all fields of geomorphology, encompassing basic research and applied studies. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie (ZfG) invites the submission of original papers from the entire field of geomorphological research, both applied and theoretical.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences15.6%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences7.7%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Karst Systems and HydrogeologyEarth and Planetary Sciences6%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities4.1%
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 | Geography, Physical | 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 | Geography, Physical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
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 | Geography, Physical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Geobase, FRANCIS, Bibliographia Cartographica, British Geological Literature, South Pacific Periodicals Index, Speleological Abstracts, AMF Alert (Australian Mineral Foundation), Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, Index to Scientific Reviews, Geodok
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 818OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,609 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 42 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 | 57 |
| 2021 | 39 | 1 | 248 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted1
- research articleOriginal papersLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Optional Open Access (new)
Authors of ZfG have the choice to have their papers made freely available to the public (Optional Open Access). To publish a paper under the Borntraeger Optional Open Access model (OOA), the following guidelines apply: – Authors must inform publisher's production department or the editor-in-chief of their decision to publish their paper under the Optional Open Access model on submission of the fin…
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
- E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0372-8854
- Electronic ISSN
- 1864-1687
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE
What CAS zone is ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography, Physical / 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.
What is the impact factor of ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.5; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE open access, and what is the APC?
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GEOMORPHOLOGIE 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .