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| Earth-Science Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Title | Earth-Science Reviews |
| Discipline | Earth sciences |
| Abbreviation | Earth-Sci. Rev. |
Earth-Science Reviews Earth-Science Reviews is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes comprehensive review articles across the geosciences. The journal covers topics bridging Alfred Wegener-related concepts, James Hutton-inspired stratigraphy, and applications relevant to United Nations initiatives, featuring syntheses that connect work from researchers associated with institutions such as United States Geological Survey, British Geological Survey, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. Contributions often intersect with regional studies linked to places like Himalayas, Andes, Sahara Desert, Arctic, and Antarctica and with programs such as International Geophysical Year and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Established in the wake of twentieth-century advances that followed milestones like Georges Cuvier-era paleontological consolidation and Marie Tharp's ocean mapping, the journal grew alongside developments from figures such as Harold Jeffreys, Walter Munk, and Vine and Matthews-era plate tectonics proponents. Its scope spans topics tied to landmark projects and events including Deep Sea Drilling Project, Ocean Drilling Program, Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, and regional syntheses connected to the Mediterranean Sea, Pacific Ring of Fire, San Andreas Fault, East African Rift, and Great Barrier Reef. Historical editorial directions reflect debates involving proponents like Inge Lehmann and Marie Tharp in geophysics and mapmaking, and syntheses influenced by global assessments such as Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and Brundtland Commission reports.
The journal follows a model comparable to review outlets linked with publishers that host titles by organizations like Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Wiley-Blackwell, employing an editorial board featuring scholars from universities such as University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Oxford, Stanford University, ETH Zurich, University of Tokyo, and Peking University. Editors coordinate commissioned and unsolicited reviews, drawing on peer-review traditions associated with societies like American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America, European Geosciences Union, Royal Society, and National Academy of Sciences. Publication frequency and formats parallel practices used in journals linked to major conferences such as AGU Fall Meeting, EGU General Assembly, Goldschmidt Conference, and workshops sponsored by institutions like National Science Foundation and European Research Council.
Abstracting and indexing align with services operated by entities including Clarivate Analytics, Scopus (Elsevier), Google Scholar initiatives, and databases maintained by NASA, NOAA, and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Impact metrics are discussed in contexts influenced by evaluation frameworks such as those used by Thomson Reuters, H-index concepts as popularized by Jorge Hirsch, and assessment criteria referenced by institutions like Wellcome Trust, European Commission, and national research councils in United Kingdom, United States, China, Germany, and Japan. Citation patterns often reflect cross-references to seminal works from authors like Alfred Wegener, Richard Dawkins-adjacent ecology syntheses, and stratigraphic benchmarks tied to lists maintained by organizations such as International Chronostratigraphic Chart and projects like Global Sea Level Rise assessments.
The journal has published thematic issues that synthesize evidence related to events and topics including the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, Permian–Triassic extinction event, Younger Dryas, Holocene climatic optimum, Little Ice Age, and phenomena discussed in reports like IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. Notable reviews have drawn upon field programs such as International Continental Scientific Drilling Program, paleoclimate reconstructions citing proxies from Greenland Ice Sheet Project, Antarctic ice cores, Lake Baikal sediment records, and coral studies from Great Barrier Reef monitoring. Special issues have convened contributors who also participate in initiatives like Global Carbon Project, GEOTRACES, PAGES (Past Global Changes), and panels with affiliations to museums such as Smithsonian Institution and Natural History Museum, London.
Scholars and institutions including Royal Society of London-affiliated researchers, recipients of awards like the Wollaston Medal, Lyell Medal, Vetlesen Prize, and Maurice Ewing Medal, and leaders from national academies have cited the journal in syntheses shaping policy and research agendas. Its influence is evident in citations within reports produced by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, planning documents for programs like International Ocean Discovery Program, and curricular materials at universities including California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, and University of Edinburgh. The journal's reviews serve as reference points in debates involving heritage sites such as Pompeii-related volcanology, hazard assessments for regions like Yellowstone Caldera, and conservation dialogues linked to Galápagos Islands and Bering Sea management.
Category:Earth science journals