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Best Journals for Earth Sciences (2026)

We track 20 journals in Earth Sciences, with an average citation rate of 14.47 and average APC of $1957. 15 are open access.

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Top 10 Earth Sciences Journals by Citation Rate

#1

Nature Reports Climate Change

Springer Nature · ISSN: 1753-9315

CR: 64.80

#2

Nature Climate Change

Springer Nature · ISSN: 1758-678X

CR: 61.56

#3

Journal of Atmospheric & Ocean Science

Informa · ISSN: 1741-7546

CR: 56.90

#4

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Springer Nature · ISSN: 2397-3722 OA

CR: 56.90

#5

Frontiers in Climate

Frontiers Media S.A. · ISSN: 2624-9553 OA

CR: 4.05

$2550

#6

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Wiley · ISSN: 0035-9009

CR: 3.00

#7

Environmental Research: Climate

IOP Publishing · ISSN: 2752-5295 OA

CR: 2.20

$2640

#8

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS)

Pensoft Publishers · ISSN: 2683-0671 OA

CR: 2.12

$2000

#9

Tropical Cyclone Research and Review

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · ISSN: 2225-6032 OA Free

CR: 1.96

Free

#10

Earth Interactions

American Meteorological Society · ISSN: 1087-3562 OA

CR: 1.90

$2000

All Earth Sciences Journals

Nature Reports Climate Change

Springer Nature

1753-9315

IF 64.80

Nature Climate Change

Springer Nature

1758-678X

IF 61.56

Journal of Atmospheric & Ocean Science

Informa

1741-7546

IF 56.90

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Springer Nature

2397-3722

IF 56.90 OA

Frontiers in Climate

Frontiers Media S.A.

2624-9553

IF 4.05 OA

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

0035-9009

IF 3.00

Environmental Research: Climate

IOP Publishing

2752-5295

IF 2.20 OA

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS)

Pensoft Publishers

2683-0671

IF 2.12 OA

Tropical Cyclone Research and Review

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.

2225-6032

IF 1.96 OA

Earth Interactions

American Meteorological Society

1087-3562

IF 1.90 OA

Journal of Earth System Science

Indian Academy of Sciences / Springer

0253-4126

IF 1.70

Earth and Planetary Physics

Science Press

2096-3955

IF 1.29 OA

MAUSAM

India Meteorological Department

0252-9416

IF 0.50 OA

مجلة العلوم التجارية والبيئية

Scientific Association for Applied Research and Studies

2974-3117

IF 0.50 OA

Naturaleza y Sociedad: Desafíos Medioambientales

Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá)

2805-8631

IF 0.40 OA

Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry

National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemsitry

1996-918X

IF 0.36 OA

Sociedad y Ambiente

El Colegio de la Frontera Sur

2007-6576

IF 0.31 OA

Meio Ambiente (Brasil)

Reativar Ambiental

2675-3065

IF 0.02 OA

Advances in Environmental Technology

Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST)

2476-6674

OA

Journal of Sustainable Energy

University of Oradea

2067-5534

OA

Frequently Asked Questions

The best journals for Earth Sciences are ranked by impact factor on this page. We track 20 journals in this field, with an average impact factor of 14.47.

There are currently 15 open access journals in Earth Sciences indexed in our database.

The average Article Processing Charge for Earth Sciences journals is approximately $1957 USD.

Earth Sciences at a Glance

20

Journals

15

Open Access

14.47

Avg IF

$1957

Avg APC

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