Annals of Geophysics

Aims & Scope

Annals of Geophysics is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online journal.

Annals of Geophysics welcomes contributions on primary research on Seismology, Geodesy, Volcanology, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Oceanography and Climatology, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Geodynamics and Tectonophysics, Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere.

It provides: -Open-access, freely accessible online (authors retain copyright) -Fast publication times -Peer review by expert, practicing researchers -Free of charge publication -Post-publication tools to indicate quality and impact -Worldwide media coverage.

Annals of Geophysics is published by Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), nonprofit public research institution.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

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APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Earth and Planetary Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A Combined Velocity Field of the Mediterranean Region

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Roberto, Nicola, Enrico, Grazia, Federica, Antonio, Adriano, Daniele, Giampaolo, Ciriaco, Luigi, Giulio, Marianne, Alessandra, Vincenzo, Alessandro, Marco

• OPERATIONAL EARTHQUAKE FORECASTING. State of Knowledge and Guidelines for Utilization

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Thomas H., Yun-Tai, Paolo, Raul, Ian, Warner, Gerassimos, Gennady, Koshun, Jochen

• The new Italian seismic hazard model (MPS19)

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Carlo, Warner, Vera, Giovanni, Lucia, Francesco, Bruno, Andrea, Matteo, Francesco, Aybige, and MPS Working Group:, Marco, Antonio, Raffaele, Simone, Graziella, Giovanni, Roberto, Peter, Marco, Pierfrancesco, Martina, Romano, Michele Matteo Cosimo, Adriano, Giampaolo, Daniele, Eugenio, Rodolfo, Giacomo, Nicola, Michela, Ciriaco, Maria, Salvatore, Roberto, Alessandra, Licia, Giuseppe, Chiara, Umberto, Luigi, Alessandro, Paolo, Robin, Antonio Augusto, Iunio, Vanja, Carlo G., Mario, Barbara, Francesco Emanuele, Andrea, Maria Teresa, Luca, Marco, Marianne, Carmelo, Paola, Morgan, Maura, Francesca, Marco, Chiara, Antonella, Laura, Grazia, Maria Eliana, Silvia, Rodolfo, Alessandro, Federica, Pamela, Renata, Emiliano, Federico, Marco, Giulio, Davide, Jacopo, Vincenzo, Enrico, Dario, Daniele, Angela, Alberto, Gabriele, Mara Monica, Tiziana, Gianluca, Roberto, Paola, Gianfranco, Elisa, Adriano, Elisa

• Active tectonics of the Eastern Mediterranean region: deduced from GPS, neotectonic and seismicity data

  Citation: 79

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• Geoethics: Ethical, Social and Cultural Implications in Geosciences

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Silvia, Giuseppe

• Twitter earthquake detection: earthquake monitoring in a social world

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Paul S., Daniel C., Michelle

• The Cape Town Statement on Geoethics

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Giuseppe, Silvia, Peter T.

• The GSHAP Global Seismic Hazard Map

  Citation: 51

  Authors:

• The Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP) - 1992/1999

  Citation: 50

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• USGS “Did You Feel It?” Internet-based macroseismic intensity maps

  Citation: 49

  Authors: David Jay, Vincent, Charles Bruce, Margaret, James W.