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| Journal of South American Earth Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of South American Earth Sciences |
| Discipline | Earth sciences |
| Abbreviation | J. South Am. Earth Sci. |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Country | Netherlands |
| History | 1988–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Impact | 2.5 |
| Impact-year | 2023 |
Journal of South American Earth Sciences is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on stratigraphy, tectonics, sedimentology, paleontology and geodynamics of South America, with emphasis on regional studies that bear on broader Andean orogeny, Phanerozoic evolution and Neogene to Quaternary events. It publishes original research, review articles and special issues that integrate field studies, geochronology, geochemistry, geophysics and basin analysis relevant to the continental and offshore domains of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and neighboring states. The journal is widely cited in literature addressing the Andes Mountains, Amazon Basin, Patagonia, and the interaction between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate.
The journal was established in 1988 during a period of renewed interest in plate tectonics sparked by studies such as the Overthrust Belt research and renewed field campaigns in Patagonia and the Andean retroarc. Early editorial leadership included scholars affiliated with institutions like the University of São Paulo, the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and the Universidad de Chile. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s the journal reflected expanding collaborations among researchers from Smithsonian Institution, Universidad de Buenos Aires, University of Arizona and the University of Texas at Austin focusing on topics from Cretaceous basin evolution to Paleogene climate proxies. In the 2010s the journal incorporated advances in U-Pb dating, Ar/Ar geochronology, seismic reflection imaging from projects like the SEAM initiative and basin modeling influenced by partnerships with British Geological Survey and Geoscience Australia researchers.
The journal covers stratigraphic frameworks linked to the Cretaceous and Paleogene successions of Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador as well as Quaternary studies in Venezuela and Uruguay. It publishes work on tectonic processes related to the Altiplano-Puna plateau, magmatism associated with the Central Volcanic Zone, and sedimentary systems exemplified by the Amazon Fan and Falkland Plateau. Paleontological contributions often concern Gondwana-derived faunas, including studies connected to the Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Itaboraí Basin, and Santa Cruz Formation. Geochemical and isotopic studies tie into projects at institutions like the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, University of Oxford, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology that examine provenance, weathering and paleoenvironmental reconstructions; geophysical contributions draw on datasets from the International Seismological Centre and regional observatories such as the Observatorio Geofísico del Perú.
The editorial board traditionally comprises senior researchers from universities and agencies such as Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, CONICET, CSIC and the US Geological Survey. The journal is published by Elsevier, with editorial policies coordinated through an editor-in-chief drawn from leading South American institutions and associate editors representing specialties tied to the Geological Society of London and the Geological Society of America. Board members frequently hold affiliations with research centers like the Instituto Português de Oceanografia and the Instituto Geológico y Minero de España.
The journal is indexed in major databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, GeoRef and the Directory of Open Access Journals records for related titles. Abstracting services include entries in Google Scholar and national bibliographies maintained by agencies like CAPES and CONICYT. Metric aggregation platforms that report on the journal include Journal Citation Reports and Scimago Journal Rank, while library catalogues from institutions such as the Biblioteca Nacional de Chile and the Library of Congress list archival holdings.
The journal has influenced regional syntheses on Andean uplift cited in works by researchers affiliated with Stanford University, Harvard University, Princeton University and regional institutions. It is regularly referenced in policy-relevant reports produced by organizations such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change when regional paleoclimate datasets are synthesized, and in geological surveys by the Servicio Geológico Colombiano and Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN). Reviews in periodicals like Nature Geoscience and citation analyses in Science and PLOS ONE indicate moderate impact within Earth science publishing.
Noteworthy contributions include syntheses on the timing of Andean uplift that cite isotopic work from the Cenozoic and basin analyses of the Neuquén Basin; paleoenvironmental reconstructions based on palynology from the Itaboraí Formation; and tectonostratigraphic articles linked to the Amazon-Orinoco plume literature. Special issues have honored milestones such as centennial celebrations of the Instituto Geográfico Militar (Peru) and thematic volumes on topics like Subduction dynamics and continental margin evolution in collaboration with conferences hosted by the International Geological Congress and the Latin American Symposium on Tectonics.
Manuscript submission follows guidelines consistent with leading publishers and uses online systems tied to Elsevier platforms; authors are typically requested to supply data DOIs and supplementary material that may be archived in repositories like PANGAEA or institutional archives at Universidad de São Paulo and Universidad de Chile. The peer review process employs external referees drawn from the journal’s board and the broader community including experts from ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México with decisions based on scientific rigor, relevance to South American geosciences and methodological transparency.
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