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Open Access Publishing

Lithosphere, published by GeoScienceWorld in collaboration with seven international societies, is the leading open access journal in the geosciences. Published by the community, for the community, Lithosphere is a trusted option for researchers to publish their scientifically rigorous results in an environment that encourages cooperation and accelerates discovery.

Lithosphere publishes authoritative research and reviews across a broad scope of geoscience disciplines, providing a home for both specialized and interdisciplinary research, advancing understanding beyond the scope of a single area of research practice.

2.4

2022 Impact Factor

1.13

Journal Citation Indicator

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Days to Final Decision

Topics Covered

  • Applied Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Economic Geology
  • Engineering Geology and Natural Hazards
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Geomorphology, Regional Geology, Past Environments
  • Mineralogy and Crystallography
  • Oceanography
  • Petroleum Geology
  • Sedimentary Geology, Paleoclimate, Paleontology
  • Structural Geology and Tectonics
  • Space and Planetary Science
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Participating Societies

Journals Published on GSW

AAPG Bulletin
AAPG Bulletin
American Mineralogist
American Mineralogist
Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France
Bulletin of Canadian Energy Geoscience
Bulletin of Canadian Energy Geoscience
Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology
Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Clay Minerals
Clay Minerals
Clays and Clay Minerals (1995-2018)
Clays and Clay Minerals (1995–2018)
Earth Sciences History
Earth Sciences History
Earthquake Spectra
Earthquake Spectra
Economic Geology
Economic Geology
Elements
Elements
Environmental & Engineering Geoscience
Environmental & Engineering Geoscience
Environmental Geosciences
Environmental Geosciences
European Journal of Mineralogy
European Journal of Mineralogy
Exploration and Mining Geology
Exploration and Mining Geology
Geochemical Perspectives
Geochemical Perspectives
Geochemistry Exploration, Environment, Analysis
Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis
GeoArabia
GeoArabia
Geoenergy
Geological Magazine
Geological Magazine
Geology
Geology
Geophysics
Geophysics
Geosphere
Geosphere
GSA Bulletin
GSA Bulletin
Interpretation
Interpretation
Italian Journal of Geoscience
Italian Journal of Geoscience
Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics
Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics
Journal of Foraminiferal Research
Journal of Foraminiferal Research
Journal of Micropalaeontology
Journal of Micropalaeontology
Journal of Paleontology
Journal of Paleontology
Journal of Sedimentary Research
Journal of Sedimentary Research
Journal of the Geological Society
Journal of the Geological Society
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Lithosphere
Micropaleontology
Micropaleontology
Mineralogical Magazine
Mineralogical Magazine
PALAIOS
PALAIOS
Paleobiology
Paleobiology
Palynology
Palynology
Petroleum Geoscience
Petroleum Geoscience
Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society
Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
Rocky Mountain Geology
Rocky Mountain Geology
Russian Geology and Geophysics
Russian Geology and Geophysics
Scottish Journal of Geology
Scottish Journal of Geology
SEG Discovery
SEG Discovery
Seismological Research Letters
Seismological Research Letters
South African Journal of Geology
South African Journal of Geology
The Canadian Mineralogist
The Canadian Mineralogist
The Leading Edge
The Leading Edge
The Seismic Record
The Seismic Record
Vadose Zone Journal
Vadose Zone Journal