Why publish your research with Geophysical Journal International?
Geophysical Journal International is one of the world's leading primary research journals in solid-Earth geophysics. The journal publishes top quality research papers, Review Papers, Express letters, and Data notes on all aspects of theoretical, computational, experimental, applied and observational geophysics.
Geophysical Journal International is fully open access meaning all articles are immediately open for anyone to freely read upon publication. Find out more here.
Read on to learn more about why the journal is the perfect home for your research and submit today and join our prestigious author community.
Society owned and not-for-profit
A publication of the prestigious Royal Astronomical Society, the journal has a well-earned reputation of publishing high quality research which supports the Society’s mission.
Funds raised by publishing in the journal directly support the RAS’ charitable endeavours to support and connect astronomers and geophysicists, in the UK and globally, throughout their careers.
With a diverse and internationally renowned editorial board your work is supported by our Editors’ experience and reach; from submission to publication and beyond.
Global readership and article-level impact
Geophysical Journal International has a global readership demonstrating the international reach and impact that research published in the journal has within the solid-Earth geophysics community.
With a strong Impact Factor, CiteScore, high article Altmetric scores and more, the journal offers an excellent home for your research to generate citations, influence, and impact in the community. Article-level metrics, including Altmetrics and Dimensions data, are available for all articles published in the journal so you can see the impact of your work. Find out more here.
GJI is listed in the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). DOAJ indexes and promotes quality, peer-reviewed open access journals from around the world, upholding the reputation for advocating best practices and standards in open access journals. With GJI indexed in DOAJ, we showcase our respectability and prominence.
In addition, the journal is indexed in Web of Science, and Scopus supporting the discoverability of your research.
Browse some of the most high-impact research that has contributed to our continued success. By publishing in Geophysical Journal International your work could be included in future collections like this.
High impact articles are highlighted on the @rasjournals.bsky.social Bluesky feed.
Rapid and transparent editorial process
Geophysical Journal International is a peer-reviewed journal supported by a rigorous editorial process to ensure it publishes only the highest quality research.
Clear author guidelines and wider support for authors is available via the Oxford University Press Author Resource Centre.
Range of content
The journal publishes thematic Special Issues with open call for papers, and Virtual Issues. These are supported by comprehensive marketing campaigns ensuring maximum dissemination and impact of the high-quality research published. Find out more about the collections here and get in touch if you have ideas for future Special Issues.
The journal celebrated 100 years of geophysics publishing by commissioning a 100 Influential Papers Special Issue. Curated by the Editors, the papers were carefully selected with supporting personal and professional commentary as to why they had selected these particular papers.
Student Author Award Scheme
Designed to recognise and acknowledge the 'best papers' submitted to Geophysical Journal International from young scientists in the field, manuscripts are short listed by our high profile editorial board and highlighted on the homepage. The winners receive a cash prize and a certificate, and acknowledgements are made at the American Geophysical Union and European Geosciences Union General Assembly meetings.
Open access
Geophysical Journal International is a fully open access (OA) and online only journal, assisting the RAS in its aims to support the discovery and advancement of ground-breaking research, championing the values of transparency, inclusivity, and worldwide accessibility to the research it publishes.
All articles published are immediately accessible without restriction, maximizing the impact of the high-quality research we publish. To find out more visit our FAQs page.
Routes to funding
Oxford University Press has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia which provide funding for open access publishing. This means corresponding authors from participating institutions can publish open access, and the institution may pay the charge. The corresponding author must provide their qualifying institution as their primary affiliation when they submit the manuscript. In addition, the RAS is pleased to offer an APC waiver program to support authors publishing in the journal who do not have access to funds elsewhere.
Find out if your institution is participating and information on how to apply for funding.
Innovative digital publishing
Your article will be on our Oxford Academic platform which provides a comprehensive suite of features and capabilities for authors. Oxford Academic is easy to use, allowing readers to discover and explore your content from any device. It has been developed using award-winning technology to meet the community’s research needs. There is powerful faceted searching across text and images, downloadable content to enable offline use, and static DOIs and social tools so that readers can share and discuss your article easily. Readers can also use their own accessibility tools and software, as we continue our work to adhere to evolving accessibility standards, including the World Wide Web Consortium guidelines.
Ready to submit?
For more information on publishing with Geophysical Journal International, including how to prepare your manuscript and our author guidelines, please visit our online submissions site to submit your research.
