Comptes Rendus

Our journal

Focus and scope

Comptes Rendus Géoscience - Sciences de la Terre is a peer-reviewed electronic journal with open access that covers all areas of the Earth Sciences: solid earth, continental surfaces and waters, ocean/climate/atmosphere, science and society and all their sub-areas (see the detailed list).

It mainly publishes original research articles, but also special issues, review articles, historical perspectives, pedagogical texts or conference proceedings, with no limit in length and in a format as flexible as necessary (figures, associated data, etc.). Articles are published in English or French.

 

Editorial process

Comptes Rendus Géoscience follows a strict and transparent peer review policy, in a single blind process, in order to ensure the excellence of its contents:

  1. All manuscripts submitted to Comptes Rendus Géoscience are first evaluated by the editor (editor-in-chief, guest editor or associate editor) in charge of the submission, to verify that they meet the general criteria of the journal;
  2. Once this first step is completed, the editor initiates the peer review process and assigns experts;
  3. Authors propose revisions to their manuscript, taking into account the editor's and experts' remarks, until a final version is validated for publication (Accepted Author Manuscript);
  4. This final version of the manuscript is sent to the editorial teams, who prepare the final proofs of the article (Version of Record) and put them online, after receiving the publication agreement signed by the authors.

 

Some key figures for 2024

  • We received 61 submissions;
  • We asked for 160 reviews;
  • We received 68 reviews;
  • We accepted 24 manuscripts;
  • The average time between submission and publication is 169 days;
  • The median time between submission and publication is 135 days.

 

Code of ethics and good practices

Research published in the Comptes Rendus journals of the French Academy of Sciences must be conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and must comply with all applicable legislation, including the French Code de la propriété intellectuelle.

The French Academy of Sciences fully endorses the good research practices advocated by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

For more information about the responsibilities of each of the actors in the editorial process (authors, editors and reviewers), please read our Code of ethics and good practices.