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| GEOSCIENCE CANADA | |
|---|---|
| Title | GEOSCIENCE CANADA |
| Discipline | Geology |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Association of Canada |
| Country | Canada |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| History | 1974–present |
GEOSCIENCE CANADA is a peer-reviewed periodical published by the Geological Association of Canada that presents synthesis articles, regional surveys, and thematic issues on Canadian and international geology. It serves as a bridge between professional societies, museums, universities, and government geological surveys, informing practitioners at the Geological Survey of Canada, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, and other institutions. The journal connects field-oriented studies with applied research relevant to the Canadian Shield, Cordilleran orogeny, Appalachian Mountains, and Arctic geology.
Founded in 1974, the journal emerged amid efforts by the Geological Association of Canada leadership and senior figures from the Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Geotechnical Society, and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists to create a national platform for synthesis. Early editorial boards included contributors from the Ontario Geological Survey, the Quebec Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles, the Alberta Geological Survey, and the British Columbia Geological Survey. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s it published special issues in collaboration with the International Geological Congress sessions, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, and the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences. Notable contributors over time have included researchers affiliated with the National Research Council (Canada), the University of Calgary, the Memorial University of Newfoundland, and the Université Laval.
The scope encompasses stratigraphy, tectonics, mineral deposits, sedimentology, paleontology, and Quaternary studies relevant to regions such as the Hudson Bay Lowlands, the Mackenzie Mountains, the Labrador Trough, and the Great Lakes Basin. Content types include long-form review articles, regional atlas contributions, guest-edited thematic issues, and field-trip guides associated with meetings of the Geological Association of Canada and the American Geophysical Union. The journal routinely addresses topics connected to the Cordillera, Innuitian Orogeny, Grenville Province, and mineral provinces like the Athabasca Basin and the Ring of Fire (geology). Thematic coverage has linked to global frameworks such as the Plate tectonics, the Wilson cycle, and events like the Late Ordovician mass extinction through articles synthesizing Canadian evidence.
Published biannually, the periodical operates under an editorial board drawn from academia, applied research, and survey organizations including the University of Saskatchewan, Dalhousie University, Simon Fraser University, and the University of Manitoba. The peer-review process engages reviewers from the Society of Economic Geologists, the Paleontological Society, the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), and the Mineralogical Association of Canada. Special issue editors have come from collaborative networks with the International Union of Geological Sciences, the International Association of Geochemistry, and the Canadian Geophysical Union. Production collaborations have involved printers and distribution partners who also service titles from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America.
Printed copies circulate to members of the Geological Association of Canada, institutional subscribers such as the Library and Archives Canada, university libraries at the University of Waterloo and the University of Western Ontario, and specialist collections at the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Royal Ontario Museum. Digital access is provided through society membership portals and aggregators used by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries and the Natural History Museum, London for comparative research. The journal is indexed alongside titles in databases that service the Scopus and Web of Science ecosystems, aiding discovery by researchers at the US Geological Survey, the British Geological Survey, and the Geological Survey of Finland.
The periodical is cited in policy and resource assessments conducted by provincial surveys such as the Manitoba Geological Survey, the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, and the Yukon Geological Survey, and in international syntheses by organizations like the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the International Energy Agency. Its thematic issues on mineral exploration, permafrost, and paleoclimate have been referenced in work by researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, and the British Antarctic Survey. The journal has contributed to public outreach through collaborations with the Canadian Geological Foundation and has been recognized by awards from the Geological Association of Canada and citations by authors affiliated with the Royal Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Category:Geology journals Category:Canadian scientific journals