Annals of Geophysics

Annals of Geophysics
Title	Annals of Geophysics
Discipline	Geophysics
Language	English, Italian
Publisher	Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
Country	Italy
History	1954–present
Frequency	Bimonthly
Issn	2037-416X

Annals of Geophysics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia that covers research in geophysics, seismology, volcanology, geomagnetism and space physics. The journal publishes original research, reviews and technical notes and has served as a platform for authors from institutions such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, European Space Agency, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Cambridge. Contributions have come from researchers affiliated with the California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Imperial College London, ETH Zürich and Sorbonne University.

History

Founded in 1954 under Italian scientific auspices, the journal evolved alongside postwar initiatives involving the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica, the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and the Università di Roma. Early editorial leadership included figures linked to the Osservatorio Vesuviano and the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, with exchanges involving the United States Geological Survey, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris and Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum. During the Cold War era interactions occurred with Soviet Academy of Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences researchers. The journal’s development reflects collaborations with organizations such as NATO Science Committee, European Geosciences Union, American Geophysical Union, Japan Meteorological Agency and China Seismological Bureau.

Scope and Topics

The journal addresses topics spanning seismology, volcanology, geomagnetism, geodesy, tectonophysics, hydrogeophysics, geodynamics and space weather, engaging communities at institutions like Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Lamont‑Doherty Earth Observatory, Instituto Geofísico del Perú and Instituto Geofísico Nacional. Research areas intersect with projects led by CERN, European Southern Observatory, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research and National Centre for Atmospheric Science. Articles often reference field studies in regions such as the Mediterranean, Pacific Ring of Fire, Andes, Himalaya, Iceland and East African Rift, and involve collaborations with agencies including MeteoFrance, Servicio Geológico de España, Geoscience Australia and Instituto Geofísico de Canarias.

Editorial Structure and Publication Details

The editorial board has historically included editors and associate editors from the Università di Milano, Università di Pisa, Università di Napoli Federico II, Università di Padova and Università di Palermo, with peer review involving referees from Princeton University, Yale University, University of Oxford, University of Chicago and University of California, Berkeley. Publication frequency shifted over decades with distribution channels involving Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis partners at various times and current dissemination coordinated by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia. Editorial policies reference ethical guidelines practiced by Committee on Publication Ethics, International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior and International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, and the journal has engaged with conferences such as AGU Fall Meeting, EGU General Assembly, Seismological Society of America annual meetings and Volcanic and Magmatic Studies symposia.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is indexed in bibliographic services and databases including Scopus, Web of Science, GeoRef, INSPEC, DOAJ and EBSCO, and entries are discoverable through library catalogues of the Library of Congress, British Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma and Biblioteca Nacional de España. Citation tracking has been facilitated by services from Clarivate Analytics, Google Scholar, PubMed Central where applicable, CrossRef and ORCID integrations for author identifiers.

Impact and Reception

Scholarly reception has been measured via citation metrics in Journal Citation Reports and alternative metrics via Altmetric, with comparisons drawn against periodicals such as Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Tectonophysics. Reviews in periodicals associated with European Geosciences Union and commentary from institutions like NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, European Space Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have noted the journal’s role in regional and global geophysical discourse. The journal has been cited in technical reports from United States Geological Survey, British Geological Survey, Italian Civil Protection Department and UNESCO assessments.

Notable Articles and Contributions

Notable contributions have included seismic hazard studies referencing the 1908 Messina event, volcanological analyses of Mount Etna and Mount Vesuvius, geomagnetic investigations linked to the Carrington Event context, and GPS‑based crustal deformation papers relevant to the L’Aquila earthquake and the 2016 Central Italy sequence. Significant methodological advances published in the journal have been applied by teams from CNRS, INGV, USGS, Politecnico di Milano, National Taiwan University and Kyoto University, and have influenced hazard mapping used by Regione Siciliana, Regione Campania and regional civil protection agencies.

Access and Availability

Current access policies provide open access options and subscription arrangements coordinated by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, with archival access maintained in institutional repositories of Università di Bologna, Università di Roma La Sapienza, University of Oxford Bodleian Libraries and Harvard Library. Digital preservation partnerships involve CLOCKSS, Portico and national libraries such as Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Firenze and the National Diet Library. Authors often deposit preprints in arXiv, EarthArXiv and institutional repositories, and datasets linked to articles appear in data centers including PANGAEA, IRIS Data Management Center, European Plate Observing System and Zenodo.

Category:Geophysics journals