Geophysical Research Letters

Aims & Scope

Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) publishes high-impact, innovative, and timely research on major scientific advances in all the major geoscience disciplines.

Papers are communications-length articles and should have broad and immediate implications in their discipline or across the geosciences.

GRLmaintains the fastest turn-around of all high-impact publications in the geosciences and works closely with authors to ensure broad visibility of top papers.

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 2,900.00 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.

• The Arctic oscillation signature in the wintertime geopotential height and temperature fields

  Citation: 3289

  Authors: David W. J., John M.

• Effect of recent revisions to the geomagnetic reversal time scale on estimates of current plate motions

  Citation: 2825

  Authors: Charles, Richard G., Donald F., Seth

• The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and its relation to rainfall and river flows in the continental U.S.

  Citation: 2362

  Authors: David B., Alberto M., Paul J.

• The gravity recovery and climate experiment: Mission overview and early results

  Citation: 2298

  Authors: B. D., S., M., C.

• Climate change hot‐spots

  Citation: 2011

  Authors: F.

• Ubiquity and dominance of oxygenated species in organic aerosols in anthropogenically‐influenced Northern Hemisphere midlatitudes

  Citation: 1853

  Authors: Q., J. L., M. R., J. D., H., I., M. R., A., A. M., Y. L., K., E., K., P. F., D., T., J. T., T., A., S., N., Y., J., F., S., S., K., P., K., R., L., R. J., J., J. Y., Y. M., D. R.

• Radar interferogram filtering for geophysical applications

  Citation: 1764

  Authors: Richard M., Charles L.

• A generalized approach to parameterizing convection combining ensemble and data assimilation techniques

  Citation: 1736

  Authors: Georg A., Dezső

• Global depletion of groundwater resources

  Citation: 1567

  Authors: Yoshihide, Ludovicus P. H., Cheryl M., Josef W. T. M., Slavek, Marc F. P.

• Arctic sea ice decline: Faster than forecast

  Citation: 1440

  Authors: Julienne, Marika M., Walt, Ted, Mark