Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, established in October 1967, is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier. The co-editors are A. Ferreira (University College London), K. Hirose (Tokyo Institute of Technology), D. Jault (Grenoble Alpes University), and C. Michaut (Ecole normale superieure de Lyon).

The journal covers the physical and chemical processes of planetary interiors. Topical coverage broadly encompasses planetary physics, geodesy, and geophysics. Publishing formats include original research papers, review articles, short communications and book reviews on a regular basis. Occasional special issues are set aside for proceedings of conferences.

The journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.261.

Abstracting and indexing
This journal is indexed in the following bibliographic databases:


 * Science Citation Index
 * Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences
 * Chemical Abstracts Service – CASSI
 * AGI's Bibliography and Index of Geology
 * GEOBASE
 * Inspec
 * PASCAL
 * Physics Abstracts
 * Scopus