19 June 2025— The peer-reviewed journals of the Seismological Society of America remain at the forefront of seismological research thanks to our authors, members, editorial boards, reviewers and readers. SSA is pleased to announce this year’s impact factors according to the Clarivate Analytics 2025 Journal Citation Reports (JCR).
The 2025 Impact Factor is calculated based on the number of times that articles published in 2022 and 2023 were cited in 2024.
- Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America: 2.9 (28/100 in geochemistry/geophysics)
- Seismological Research Letters: 3.2 (25/100 in geochemistry/geophysics)
Impact Factor is one of a number of metrics that help to inform the performance of a journal. CiteScore uses a 4-year citation window and measures average citations received per article published. The 2024 CiteScores for the SSA journals are:
- Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America: 5.5
- Seismological Research Letters: 5.8
- The Seismic Record: 6.7
During 2024, SSA journals received over 31,000 citations and almost 400,000 article downloads. These metrics reflect the journals’ unwavering role in advancing earthquake science worldwide by publishing high-impact papers. Special topics covered in the journals last year include: Seismic Hazard Modeling, Modern Seismic Tomography, SE Türkiye Earthquakes, New Frontiers and Advances in Global Seismology, Volcano Monitoring in the Americas, and Statistical Seismology and Probabilistic Earthquake Forecasting.
For more information on the topics each journal covers, or to access submission guidelines, please visit the SSA Publications Page.