Journal of Petrology

Journal of Petrology
Title	Journal of Petrology
Discipline	Petrology, Geochemistry, Volcanology
Abbreviation	J. Petrol.
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Country	United Kingdom
History	1960–present
Frequency	Monthly
Issn	0022-3530
Eissn	1460-2415

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Journal of Petrology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research on igneous and metamorphic petrology and related geochemistry topics. Founded in 1960, it has featured work by authors affiliated with institutions such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Tokyo. The journal is published by Oxford University Press and serves researchers associated with societies and organizations including the Geological Society of America, European Geosciences Union, Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, and Mineralogical Society of America.

History

The journal was established in 1960 during a period when figures from University of Cambridge and Imperial College London were consolidating research in igneous petrology and metamorphic petrology. Early editors and contributors included scientists linked to Princeton University, Columbia University, Harvard University, ETH Zurich, University of Paris, Geological Survey of Canada, and United States Geological Survey. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the journal published landmark studies from laboratories at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, Australian National University, University of Auckland, and University of Cape Town, reflecting expands in plate tectonics-related petrological research. In the 1990s and 2000s, collaborative work involving Max Planck Society, National Science Foundation, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Natural Environment Research Council, and European Research Council appeared frequently. The journal adapted to digital distribution with the launch of online access managed through Oxford University Press platforms and institutional subscriptions from bodies like British Geological Survey.

The journal emphasizes original research on igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks, magma genesis, mantle geochemistry, and crustal processes. Articles often combine analytical methods developed in laboratories at CERN-adjacent facilities, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and university mass spectrometry centers such as those at Stanford University and ETH Zurich. Topics span mineral chemistry studies from collections at the Natural History Museum, London, field studies in regions including the Himalaya, Andes, Iceland, Hawaii, and East African Rift, and experimental petrology conducted in collaboration with institutes like CNRS, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The journal also publishes work related to geochronology using techniques refined at Geological Survey of Japan, USGS, University of Cambridge, and University of Melbourne.

The journal is indexed in major services including Web of Science, Scopus, GeoRef, Chemical Abstracts Service, InCites, and Google Scholar platforms managed by organizations like Clarivate and Elsevier. Abstracting appears in bibliographic databases maintained by ProQuest, EBSCO, and institutional consortia such as CLOCKSS and Portico for digital preservation. Libraries at institutions including British Library, Library of Congress, National Diet Library (Japan), Bibliothèque nationale de France, and university libraries at Harvard University and University of Oxford provide access and cataloging.

The journal has been cited in policy-relevant and academic contexts connected to programs at National Science Foundation, European Research Council, NASA, USGS, and Natural Resources Canada. Citation metrics reported via Journal Citation Reports and Scopus indicate sustained influence in fields practiced at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. The journal’s reputation is noted among awardees of recognitions such as the Penrose Medal, Wollaston Medal, William Smith Medal, F.W. Clarke Medal, and V. M. Goldschmidt Award.

Landmark papers published in the journal have influenced models of mantle convection, subduction zone magmatism, continental crust formation, and ocean island basalt petrogenesis, with authors affiliated with Princeton University, University of Cambridge, Caltech, MIT, ETH Zurich, University of Tokyo, University of California, Berkeley, Australian National University, and Imperial College London. Contributions include advances in isotope systematics tied to laboratories at Argonne National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, experimental petrology from teams at Carnegie Institution for Science, and field syntheses from expeditions involving British Antarctic Survey and Geological Survey of India.

Current issues are distributed by Oxford University Press via subscription and institutional access; archives are available through platforms used by JSTOR, PubMed Central policies where applicable, and digital preservation services such as CLOCKSS and Portico. Libraries at Harvard University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Tokyo, and national libraries provide print and electronic holdings. Authors commonly retain funding acknowledgements from agencies like National Science Foundation, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, European Research Council, and institutional repositories at MIT and Stanford University facilitate author-deposited versions.

Category:Geology journals