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Best open-access journals for Geophysics

The top 40 of 47 Geophysics journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Geophysics is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,782-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

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  1. 1
    Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
    3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    Geophysical Journal International
    2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  3. 3
    Solid Earth
    2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Copernicus Publications
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  4. 4
    Ore Geology Reviews
    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    Earth Planets and Space
    2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  6. 6
    Geosphere
    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Geological Society of America
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · EDP Sciences
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  8. 8
    Geosciences
    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    Frontiers in Earth Science
    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  10. 10
    Comptes Rendus Géoscience
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  11. 11
    Journal of Geophysics and Engineering
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · IOP Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  12. 12
    Open Geosciences
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · De Gruyter Open
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  13. 13
    GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
    1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · The Geochemical Society of Japan
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  14. 14
    Annals of Geophysics
    1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  15. 15
    Episodes
    1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · International Union of Geological Sciences
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  16. 16
    Brazilian Journal of Geology
    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  17. 17
    Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences
    0.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  18. 18
    Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal
    0.5 cites/paper · Q2
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  19. 19
    Minerals
    2.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  20. 20
    Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Nature
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  21. 21
    European Journal of Mineralogy
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  22. 22
    Lithosphere
    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Geological Society of America
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  23. 23
    Journal of Geosciences
    0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Czech Geological Society
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  24. 24
    Geological Quarterly
    0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Polish Geological Institute
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  25. 25
    Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae/Rocznik Polskiego Towarzystwa Geologicznego
    0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Geological Society of Poland
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  26. 26
    Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)
    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  27. 27
    Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Sociedad Geológica Mexicana
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  28. 28
    Geoscience Canada
    0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Geological Association of Canada
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  29. 29
    Iraqi Geological Journal
    0.6 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  30. 30
    Acta Geologica Polonica
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · De Gruyter
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  31. 31
    Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
    0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  32. 32
    Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia
    0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Geological Society of Malaysia
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  33. 33
    Geofísica Internacional
    0.7 cites/paper · Q4
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  34. 34
    Geogaceta
    0.2 cites/paper · Q4
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  35. 35
    BOLETÍN GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO
    0.1 cites/paper · Q4 · Spanish National Research Council
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  36. 36
    The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan
    0.4 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · The Meteorological Society of Japan
    Open Access
  37. 37
    Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece
    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · National Documentation Centre
    Open Access
  38. 38
    Geophysical Research Letters
    4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · American Geophysical Union
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  39. 39
    Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B
    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Japan Academy
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  40. 40
    Communications Earth & Environment
    7.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature Portfolio
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed

“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

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Frequently asked

Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Geophysical Journal International, Solid Earth, Ore Geology Reviews, Earth Planets and Space lead this list, drawn from a 17,782-venue index. The top 40 of 47 ranked venues are listed on this page; 10 are Scimago Q1, 18 Q2, 7 Q3, 3 Q4 and 2 have no Scimago quartile. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Geophysics ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Geophysics is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). 1 journal OpenAlex files under Geophysics is left out because OpenAlex's main field for it and Scimago's categories both place it in another discipline. By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Geophysics come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Geophysics come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Geophysics — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Geophysics — is listed after all the others. Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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