Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences

Aims & Scope

AUSTRIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES is the official journal of the Austrian Geological, Mineralogical and Palaeontological Societies, hosted by a country that is famous for its spectacular mountains that are the birthplace for many geological and mineralogical concepts in modern Earth science.

AUSTRIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE focuses on all aspects relevant to the geosciences of the Alps, Bohemian Massif and surrounding areas.

Contributions on other regions are welcome if they embed their findings into a conceptual framework that relates the contribution to Alpine-type orogens and Alpine regions in general, and are thus relevant to an international audience.

Contributions are subject to peer review and editorial control according to SCI guidelines to ensure that the required standard of scientific excellence is maintained.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.380

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14302

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	27

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• Web of Science

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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.

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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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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.

• Impact of relict rock glaciers on spring and stream flow of alpine watersheds: Examples of the Niedere Tauern Range, Eastern Alps (Austria)

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Thomas, Marcus, Gerfried

• The Dösen Rock Glacier in Central Austria: A key site for multidisciplinary long-term rock glacier monitoring in the Eastern Alps

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Andreas, Gerhard Karl, Viktor

• Redox conditions and depositional environment of the Lower Jurassic Bächental bituminous marls (Tyrol, Austria)

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Stefan, Thomas J., Achim, Hans-Jürgen, Reinhard, Reinhard F.

• Microbially-driven formation of Cenozoic siderite and calcite concretions from eastern Austria

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Lydia M. F., Daniel, Michael, Jörn

• Application of Gassmann’s equation for laboratory data from carbonates from Austria

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Nina

• 3D visualization of the sedimentary fill and subsidence evolution in the northern and central Vienna Basin (Miocene)

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Eun Young, Michael

• Characterizing regional groundwater flow in the Ethiopian Rift: A multimodel approach applied to Gidabo River Basin

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Abraham, Steffen, Gerfried, Thomas, Aberra

• Aquifer geochemistry of crystalline rocks and Quaternary deposits in a high altitude alpine environment (Kauner Valley, Austria)

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Thomas, Christoph, Bernard, Christoph, Christian, Rainer

• Spatial and temporal analysis of recent seismicity in different parts of the Vlora-Lushnja-Elbasani-Dibra Transversal Fault Zone, Albania

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Rrapo, Serkan, Akli, Kemal

• Peculiar arsenic, copper, nickel, uranium, and yttrium-rich stone coatings in a high mountain stream in the Austrian Alps

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Hansjörg, Ulrike, Richard, Peter, Karl

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