''Atlantic Geology'' is a

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covering the

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and related areas. It is the only regional geology journal in Canada and publishes papers, notes and discussions on original research, and

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s. It was established in 1965 and since 1986 has been published by the

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with digital publishing assistance from the

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. The journal was one of the first all-digital publications in Canada.Barr, S (2014). The history of the Atlantic Geology journal: the first 50 years. Keynote talk at the

annual colloquium, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, February 2014.

History

The journal was established in 1965 as ''Maritime Sediments'' and in 1981 renamed ''Maritime Sediments and Atlantic Geology'', then in 1989 ''Atlantic Geology'', before obtaining its current name in 2022. The founding

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was Daniel Stanley (

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). Subsequent editors have included Deryck Laming, Bernard Pelletier, George Pajari, Ron Pickerill, G Williams, and the current editors, Sandra Barr (

Acadia University Acadia University is a public, predominantly Undergraduate education, undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, with some Postgraduate education, graduate programs at the master's level and one at the Doctorate, doctor ...

), Rob Fensome (

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), Simon Haslett (

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), and David West (

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by

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/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences, and

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2012

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of 0.856.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://journals.hil.unb.ca/index.php/ag English-language journals Academic journals established in 1965 Geology journals Academic journals published by learned and professional societies of Canada Geology of Atlantic Canada Atlantic Canada