''Geology'' is a
peer-reviewed publication of the
Geological Society of America (GSA). GSA says
[ (ISSN 0091-7613)] that it is the most widely read
scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research.
Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as ...
in the field of
earth science. It is published monthly, with each issue containing 20 or more
articles
Article often refers to:
* Article (grammar), a grammatical element used to indicate definiteness or indefiniteness
* Article (publishing), a piece of nonfictional prose that is an independent part of a publication
Article may also refer to:
...
.
One of the goals of the journal is to provide a forum for shorter articles (four pages each) and less focus on purely academic research–type articles. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports'', the journal had a 2020
impact factor
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a scientometric index calculated by Clarivate that reflects the yearly mean number of citations of articles published in the last two years in a given journal, as i ...
of 5.399.
The editorial board is very diverse. The journal is indexed in
Scopus and
SCImago.
See also
*
List of scientific journals
*
References
External links
*
Table of contents for current edition
(with freely available abstract (summary), abstracts)
''Geology'' Home Page
Geological Society of America
Geology journals
Monthly journals
Publications established in 1973
English-language journals
Academic journals published by learned and professional societies of the United States
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