Geosciences

Geosciences is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal on geoscience, future earth and planetary science published monthly online by MDPI. The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) is affiliated with Geosciences, and its members receive a discount on the article processing charge.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), GeoRefAstrophysics Data System, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: CiteScore - Q1 (General Earth and Planetary Sciences)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 23.4 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.9 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 2.1 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.5 (2024)
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Topic in GeoHazards, Geosciences, Geotechnics, Remote Sensing, Sensors, Standards
Advanced Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering Topic Editors: Meho-Saša Kovačević, Vassilis Marinos
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Topic in Energies, Geosciences, JMSE, Minerals, Water
Basin Analysis and Modelling Topic Editors: Jingshou Liu, Wenlong Ding, Ruyue Wang, Lei Gong, Ke Xu, Ang Li
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Topic in Geosciences, Minerals, Geomatics
Future Trends in Mapping Potential Zones of Critical Minerals Using Advanced Imagery Techniques Topic Editors: Amin Beiranvand Pour, Mazlan Hashim, Shojaeddin Niroomand, Basem Zoheir, Jong Kuk Hong, Hojjatollah Ranjbar
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Topic in Materials, Mining, Recycling, Resources, Sustainability, Minerals, Geosciences, Environments
Sustainable Recycling and Reuse of Industrial By-Products or Waste from Geo-Resource Exploitation Topic Editors: Sossio Fabio Graziano, Rossana Bellopede, Giovanna Antonella Dino, Nicola Careddu
Deadline: 30 November 2025
Special Issue in Geosciences
Discerning Between Tectonic and Climatic Forcing in Landscape Evolution Guest Editor: Andrea Sembroni
Deadline: 8 July 2025
Special Issue in Geosciences
Hydrological Processes and Climate Change in Eurasia Guest Editor: Olga Makarieva
Deadline: 10 July 2025
Special Issue in Geosciences
Advances in Studies of DGSDs and Lateral Spreads Guest Editors: Valentino Demurtas, Michele Delchiaro, Anne-Sophie Mreyen, Stefano Devoto, Veronica Pazzi, Mateja Jemec
Deadline: 12 July 2025
Special Issue in Geosciences
Seismology of the Dynamic Deep Earth Guest Editors: Jonathan Wolf, Edward Garnero, Samantha E. Hansen
Deadline: 20 July 2025
Topical Collection in Geosciences
Ethics in Geosciences Collection Editors: Piero Farabollini, Francesco Muto, Francesca Romana Lugeri, Francesco De Pascale
Topical Collection in Geosciences
Women in Geosciences: Past, Present, and Future Collection Editor: Suzanne Golding
Topical Collection in Geosciences
Geological Features on Magmatic–Hydrothermal Mineralization Collection Editors: Domenico Montanari, Evgeniy V. Kislov
Topical Collection in Geosciences
Detrital Minerals: Their Application in Palaeo-Reconstruction Collection Editors: Andrew C. Morton, Shane Tyrrell, Gustavo Zvirtes
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