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: JCR - Q2 (Geosciences, Multidisciplinary) / CiteScore - Q1 (General Earth and Planetary Sciences)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 26.2 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.5 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2024).
  • 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: 2.4 (2023); 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.6 (2023)
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Topic in Geosciences, Land, Remote Sensing, Water
Landslides and Natural Resources Topic Editors: Haijia Wen, Weile Li, Chong Xu
Deadline: 25 October 2024
Topic in Electronics, Eng, Forensic Sciences, Forests, Geosciences, Heritage, Infrastructures, Remote Sensing
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Techniques and Applications Topic Editors: Pier Matteo Barone, Alastair Ruffell, Carlotta Ferrara
Deadline: 31 October 2024
Topic in Applied Sciences, Geographies, GeoHazards, Geosciences, Remote Sensing, Water
Earth Observation Systems in Geology Mass Identification, Investigation and Inventory Mapping Topic Editors: Shibiao Bai, Jinghui Fan
Deadline: 31 December 2024
Topic in Energies, Geosciences, Land, Remote Sensing, Water
Urban Hydrogeology Research Topic Editors: C. Radu Gogu, Oana Luca
Deadline: 31 January 2025
Special Issue in Geosciences
Fracture Geomechanics—Obstacles and New Perspectives Guest Editors: Wenfeng Li, Shahrzad Roshankhah
Deadline: 31 October 2024
Special Issue in Geosciences
Applied Geophysics for Geohazards Investigations Guest Editors: Nikos Economou, Maksim Bano, Mohammed Farfour
Deadline: 31 October 2024
Special Issue in Geosciences
Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction of Socio-Environmental Relationships in the Late Quaternary Guest Editors: Sándor Gulyás, Katarina Botić
Deadline: 1 November 2024
Topical Collection in Geosciences
Women in Geosciences: Past, Present, and Future Collection Editor: Suzanne Golding
Topical Collection in Geosciences
Ethics in Geosciences Collection Editors: Piero Farabollini, Francesco Muto, Francesca Romana Lugeri, Francesco De Pascale
Topical Collection in Geosciences
New Advances in Geotechnical Engineering Collection Editor: Mohamed Shahin
Topical Collection in Geosciences
Detrital Minerals: Their Application in Palaeo-Reconstruction Collection Editors: Andrew C. Morton, Shane Tyrrell, Gustavo Zvirtes
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