Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Last updated ISSN 0012-821X
Earth and Planetary Science Letters is published by Elsevier BV in earth and planetary sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $4,670.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Earth and Planetary Science Letters concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
Key facts
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0012-821X, 1385-013X |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $4,670 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 21,923 |
| Publishing since | 1800 |
| Journal website | www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_hom |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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