Geophysical Journal International

Aims & Scope

Geophysical Journal International is one of the world's leading primary research journals in geophysics.

The Board of Editors is international in representation.

Geophysical Journal International publishes top quality research papers, express letters, invited review papers and book reviews on all aspects of theoretical, computational, applied and observational geophysics.

GJI aims to publish all papers in a timely fashion.

Authors who submit a paper are expected to be able to certify that the paper is original work, has not been published before and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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.

Policy Links

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

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

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 2,590.00 GBP. 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.

• The least-squares line and plane and the analysis of palaeomagnetic data

  Citation: 4494

  Authors: J. L.

• Linear Models of Dissipation whose Q is almost Frequency Independent--II

  Citation: 3410

  Authors: M.

• Current plate motions

  Citation: 3055

  Authors: C., R. G., D. F., S.

• Traveltimes for global earthquake location and phase identification

  Citation: 2742

  Authors: B. L. N., E. R.

• Constraints on seismic velocities in the Earth from traveltimes

  Citation: 2654

  Authors: B. L. N., E. R., R.

• Active Tectonics of the Mediterranean Region

  Citation: 2266

  Authors: D.

• Geologically current plate motions

  Citation: 2020

  Authors: Charles, Richard G., Donald F.

• Processing seismic ambient noise data to obtain reliable broad-band surface wave dispersion measurements

  Citation: 1812

  Authors: G. D., M. H., M. P., A. L., F., M. P., N. M., Y.

• A review of the adjoint-state method for computing the gradient of a functional with geophysical applications

  Citation: 1504

  Authors: R.-E.

• On the Relative Importance of the Driving Forces of Plate Motion

  Citation: 1303

  Authors: D., S.