The Sedimentary Record
Last updated ISSN 1543-8740
The Sedimentary Record is published by Society for Sedimentary Geology in earth and planetary sciences. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Sedimentary Record concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geological formations and processes
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Geological Studies and Exploration
Key facts
| Publisher | Society for Sedimentary Geology |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1543-8740 |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 205 |
| Publishing since | 2003 |
| Journal website | www.sepm.org/sedrecord/home.htm |
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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