Earthquake Science

Aims & Scope

The main topics published are as follows: (1) Results of scientific and technical research in seismology as well as papers in geophysics, tectonics and engineering related to earthquake studies; (2) Papers presenting differences of scientific points of views in the field of seismology; (3) The current status and significant advances in earthquake-related science; (4) Comments and discussions concerning seismology and earthquake studies.

Four columns are presented in Earthquake Science: research papers, research notes, academic discussion and reviews.

It is intended for those scientists, engineers, and teachers and students in universities and colleges engaged in seismology and geophysics in China and abroad.

Earthquake Science has become an important core journal in seismology and geophysics in China.

To provide information on important topics, several special issues are published each year.

These special issues are organized by well-known specialists, such as Professors Yaolin Shi, Chunyong Wang, Xiaodong Song, Fenglin Niu, Jiadong Qian, Sidao Ni, Xiaofei Chen, Yongshun John Chen, etc.

The topics of these special issues cover a wide range of seismological and geophysical research fields.

In 2008, a disastrous earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 struck Wenchuan, Sichuan, China.

More than nine hundred thousand people were killed or missing.

This earthquake provided opportunities for seismologists to study the earthquake source process as well as many earthquake-related issues.

Earthquake Science organized a timely special issue aimed at the hot-spot issues related to the Wenchuan earthquake.

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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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Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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 requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 1,000.00 USD. Learn more.

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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.

• Atmosphere-ionosphere response to the M9 Tohoku earthquake revealed by multi-instrument space-borne and ground observations: Preliminary results

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Dimitar, Sergey, Alexey, Alexander, Konstantin, Dmitri, Menas, Patrick

• Component azimuths of the CEArray stations estimated from P-wave particle motion

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Fenglin, Juan

• Laboratory acoustic emission study for earthquake generation process

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Xinglin, Shengli

• Frequency dependent polarization analysis of ambient seismic noise recorded at a broadband seismometer in the central United States

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Keith D., Veronica L.

• High-velocity frictional behavior of Longmenshan fault gouge from Hongkou outcrop and its implications for dynamic weakening of fault during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Tetsuhiro, Toshihiko, Shengli, Takehiro

• A rotary-shear low to high-velocity friction apparatus in Beijing to study rock friction at plate to seismic slip rates

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Shengli, Toshihiko, Lu, Tetsuhiro, Hiroko

• Recent advances in imaging crustal fault zones: a review

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Hongfeng

• Shear-wave splitting beneath Yunnan area of Southwest China

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Yutao, Yuan, Youjin, Qiong

• Three dimensional shear wave velocity structure of the crust and upper mantle beneath China from ambient noise surface wave tomography

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Xinlei, Xiaodong, Sihua, Yingjie, Michael H.

• Moment magnitudes of two large Turkish earthquakes on February 6, 2023 from long-period coda

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Xinyu, Xiaodong, Tian, Kaixin