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''Earth Surface Processes and Landforms'' is a
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published by
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on behalf of the British Society for Geomorphology. It covers
geomorphology Geomorphology (from Ancient Greek: , ', "earth"; , ', "form"; and , ', "study") is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or ...
and more in general all aspects of Earth sciences dealing with the Earth surface. The journal was established in 1976 as ''Earth Surface Processes'', obtaining its current name in 1981. The journal primarily publishes original research papers. It also publishes ''Earth Surface Exchanges'' which include commentaries on issues of particular geomorphological interest, discussions of published papers, shorter journal articles suitable for rapid publication, and commissioned reviews on key aspects of geomorphological science. Foci include the
physical geography Physical geography (also known as physiography) is one of the three main branches of geography. Physical geography is the branch of natural science which deals with the processes and patterns in the natural environment such as the atmosphere ...
of rivers, valleys, glaciers, mountains, hills, slopes, coasts, deserts, and estuary environments, along with research into
Holocene The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Present (), after the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene togeth ...
,
Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological Epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was fina ...
, or Quaternary science. The
editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Stuart Lane (
University of Lausanne The University of Lausanne (UNIL; french: links=no, Université de Lausanne) in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of Protestant theology, before being made a university in 1890. The university is the second oldest in Switzer ...
).


Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''
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'', the journal has 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 ...
of 4.133.


See also

* List of scientific journals in earth and atmospheric sciences


References


External links

*{{Official website, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10969837 Earth and atmospheric sciences journals Publications established in 1976 Wiley (publisher) academic journals English-language journals Journals published between 13 and 25 times per year Geomorphology journals