USGS professional paper
Last updated ISSN 1044-9612
USGS professional paper is published by United States Government Publishing Office 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 USGS professional paper concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Water Quality and Resources Studies
- Archaeology and Natural History
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Geological formations and processes
Key facts
| Publisher | United States Government Publishing Office |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1044-9612, 2330-7102 |
| Subject area | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 3,628 |
| Publishing since | 1902 |
| Journal website | pubs.er.usgs.gov/browse/usgs-publications/PP |
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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