Earth, Planets and Space

Earth, Planets and Space is an open access journal covering the Earth and planetary sciences, founded in 1998 and published by Springer for five Japanese societies.《地球、行星与空间》是一份覆盖地球与行星科学的开放获取期刊，创办于 1998 年，由 Springer 为五家日本学会出版。

The title runs from geomagnetism and aeronomy through seismology and volcanology to geodesy and planetary science.该刊的范围自地磁学与高层大气物理学起，经地震学与火山学，直至大地测量学与行星科学。

In the 2025 edition of the journal citation report it holds an impact factor of 3.3 and stands in the second quartile of the multidisciplinary geosciences.在 2025 年版期刊引证报告中，该刊的影响因子为 3.3，在多学科地球科学类目中列第二区。

Scope

• Geomagnetism belongs to the journal, and work on the magnetic field of the Earth and on the records it leaves in rock is admitted.地磁学属于该刊，关于地球磁场及其在岩石中留下记录的研究受到收载。

• Aeronomy is named as an area, and studies of the upper atmosphere and of the ionosphere are taken.高层大气物理学是点名领域，关于高层大气与电离层的研究受到收载。

• Space science appears in the scope, and the journal carries work on the plasma environment of the Earth and on solar terrestrial relations.空间科学见于收稿范围，该刊刊载地球等离子体环境与日地关系方面的研究。

• Seismology forms a central strand, and the journal publishes work on earthquake sources, on strong ground motion and on the deformation that follows.地震学构成中心支线，该刊发表关于震源、强地面运动以及随后形变的研究。

• Volcanology is covered, and studies of eruption dynamics, of magma and of volcanic hazard are admitted.火山学得到覆盖，关于喷发动力学、岩浆与火山灾害的研究也在接纳之列。

• Geodesy is treated as a subject of its own, and the journal follows the measurement of the shape and the motion of the Earth by satellite and by ground means.大地测量学自成一个选题，该刊追踪以卫星与地面手段测定地球形状与运动的工作。

• Planetary science is part of the scope, and work on the Moon, Mars, Mercury and the small bodies of the solar system appears in its pages.行星科学是收稿范围的一部分，关于月球、火星、水星与太阳系小天体的工作见于该刊。

• The journal welcomes research that bears on the deep interior, and studies of the core, the mantle and the crust are admitted.该刊欢迎涉及深部地球内部的研究，关于地核、地幔与地壳的考察受到收载。

• Results from space missions are reported, and the journal carries papers on the instruments and on the data those missions return.空间任务的成果得到报道，该刊刊载任务所携仪器及其返回数据的论文。

• Full papers make up the bulk of the journal, and they are expected to present a complete account of a study.完整论文构成该刊的主体，要求对一项研究作出完整的陈述。

• Express letters give rapid publication to a short and timely result, and frontier letters open a new line of enquiry.快报让简短而及时的结果迅速发表，前沿快报则开辟新的研究方向。

• Technical reports and comments are also taken, so that an instrument, a dataset or a matter of debate can be set before the community.该刊也接受技术报告与评论，使仪器、数据集或争论之处得以呈现在学界面前。

• Topical collections are assembled on current questions, and the journal has gathered work on lunar exploration and on the magnetic field of the Earth.专题集围绕当前问题汇集，该刊曾就月球探测与地球磁场汇集成辑。

• Crustal deformation is followed by satellite and by dense ground networks, and the journal reports the strain that accumulates before an event.地壳形变由卫星与密集地面网追踪，该刊报道事件之前积累的应变。

• The structure of the deep interior is studied through seismic waves, and the journal carries work on tomography and on the boundaries between layers.深部地球内部的结构通过地震波研究，该刊刊载层析成像与层间边界的工作。

• Geoelectric and electromagnetic methods are covered, and the journal reports on the conductivity of rock and on the signals induced in it.地电与电磁方法得到覆盖，该刊报道岩石电导率及其所感生的信号。

• Ionospheric and magnetospheric processes appear on the same pages, and the journal links the study of near Earth space to the ground observations below.电离层与磁层过程出现在同一批页面上，该刊把近地空间研究与下方的地面观测联系起来。

• Studies of the planets draw on data from orbiters and landers, and the journal carries work on surface geology and on the interior of a body.行星研究借助轨道器与着陆器的数据，该刊刊载表面地质与天体内部方面的研究。

• Paleomagnetism and rock magnetism are admitted, and the journal follows the record of the ancient field that minerals preserve.古地磁与岩石磁学也在接纳之列，该刊追踪矿物保存的古代磁场记录。

• Earthquake and volcanic hazard is treated as a subject of practical weight, and the journal carries work that bears on the assessment of risk.地震与火山灾害被视为具有现实分量的选题，该刊刊载与风险评估相关的工作。

History

• The journal was founded in 1998 as a merger of two earlier periodicals, and it continued their traditions.该刊于 1998 年由两份更早的期刊合并而成，并延续了它们的传统。

• The two predecessors were the Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity and the Journal of Physics of the Earth.两份前身刊物分别是 Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity 与 Journal of Physics of the Earth。

• Through those titles the journal carries a tradition of publishing in the Earth and planetary sciences that runs back more than seventy years.经由那些刊名，该刊承载着在地球与行星科学领域逾七十年的出版传统。

• The title was issued at first from Tokyo by TERRAPUB, and the early volumes carry that imprint.该刊最初由 TERRAPUB 在东京出版，早期各卷带有这一出版信息。

• In later years the journal moved to Springer, and the current imprint names Heidelberg.后来该刊转入 Springer，现行出版信息写的是海德堡。

• Only an electronic number is in use, 1880-5981, and the journal is issued online as an e-journal.该刊只使用电子刊号 1880-5981，以电子期刊的形式在线发行。

• The journal brings out one volume to each year and numbers its articles rather than its pages within an issue.该刊每年出一卷，文章以编号而非在某一期内的页码来标识。

• Selected citations only are carried in PubMed, while the journal is fully covered by the science citation and geoscience services.PubMed 只收录该刊的部分引文，而科学引文服务与地球科学检索服务对它的覆盖是完整的。

• The impact indicator has moved from 2.363 and 3.362 to 3 and 2.5, and it stood at 3.3 in the 2025 edition.影响因子从 2.363 与 3.362 变为 3 与 2.5，在 2025 年版为 3.3。

• The journal is fully open access, and every article is free to read from the moment it is published.该刊是完全开放获取的，每篇文章自发表那一刻起即可免费阅读。

• Publication is supported by a fee on accepted papers, and the journal states the amount and the conditions on its own pages.出版由录用论文的费用支持，该刊在自身页面上说明金额与条件。

• The median time from submission to a first decision is given as fifteen days, and a pre-submission checklist is offered to authors.从投稿到首次决定的中位时长记为十五天，刊物还向作者提供投稿前检查清单。

• The journal is read by researchers in universities, in survey agencies and in space agencies, and it serves a field that crosses national borders.该刊的读者来自高校、测量机构与航天机构的研究者，它所服务的领域跨越国界。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Masahito Nose, who leads the editorial team.主编是（Masahito Nose），由他带领编辑团队。

• The journal is the official publication of five societies, which together cover geomagnetism, seismology, volcanology, geodesy and planetary science.该刊是五家学会的共同会刊，它们合起来覆盖地磁学、地震学、火山学、大地测量学与行星科学。

• The societies are represented on the board, and each of them supplies editors for the subjects it looks after.各学会在编委会中都有代表，每家为其照管的学科提供编辑。

• An editorial board of several dozen members handles manuscripts, and the journal lists them in full.一支数十人的编委会处理稿件，该刊完整列出其名录。

• Manuscripts are submitted through an online system and are sent to independent referees for peer review.稿件通过在线系统投递，并送交独立审稿人进行同行评审。

• The journal offers a checklist before submission, and it asks authors to state the data and the code that stand behind a result.该刊在投稿前提供检查清单，并要求作者说明结果所依据的数据与代码。

• Sections divide the work of the board, and the journal has published section pages on geodesy, seismology and planetary science.编委会的工作按板块划分，该刊曾就大地测量学、地震学与行星科学刊出板块页面。

• Open access publication carries a charge, and the journal publishes its fee for the coming year.开放获取出版收取费用，该刊公布其来年的费用标准。

• Authors are expected to follow the journal's policy on research integrity, and competing interests must be declared.作者须遵守该刊的研究诚信政策，并须声明利益冲突。

• The editorial office answers queries by email and guides authors through submission and revision in English.编辑部以电子邮件答复查询，并以英语引导作者完成投稿与修回。