The journal is designed to provide an academic realm for a broad blend of academic and industry papers to promote rapid communication and exchange of ideas between Chinese and world-wide geophysicists.

The publication covers the applications of geoscience, geophysics, and related disciplines in the fields of energy, resources, environment, disaster, engineering, information, military, and surveying.

《Applied Geophysics》是一本由SPRINGER出版商出版的专业地学期刊，该刊创刊于2004年，刊期Quarterly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：地学 4区，小类学科：地球化学与地球物理 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q4。该刊发文范围涵盖地球化学与地球物理等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外地球化学与地球物理工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为0.655，平均审稿速度较慢,6-12周。