Geosphere
Last updated ISSN 1553-040X
Geosphere is published by Geological Society of America in earth and planetary sciences. It is open access. The article processing charge is $2,750.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Geosphere concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Geological formations and processes
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
Key facts
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1553-040X |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $2,750 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 1,614 |
| Publishing since | 2005 |
| Journal website | pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geosphere |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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