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| Journal of the Geological Society of Australia | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of the Geological Society of Australia |
| Discipline | Geology; Earth sciences |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| History | 1954–present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Issn | 0311-5813 |
Journal of the Geological Society of Australia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Geological Society of Australia that disseminates research on Australian and regional earth science topics. The journal features stratigraphy, structural geology, geochronology, tectonics, sedimentology and mineral deposits, engaging researchers, survey agencies and resource industries across Australasia and the Indo-Pacific. It is read by geoscientists in academic institutions, government surveys and exploration companies, and often cited in studies related to plate tectonics and resource geology.
The journal was established in the mid-20th century as a flagship publication of the Geological Society of Australia, emerging contemporaneously with renewed exploration in the wake of postwar programs led by state geological surveys such as the Geological Survey of New South Wales, Geological Survey of Western Australia and Geological Survey of Victoria. Early volumes documented landmark regional syntheses that paralleled work by international bodies like the Union Internationale de Géodésie et de Géophysique, and referenced comparative studies from institutions including the British Geological Survey, United States Geological Survey and Geological Survey of Canada. Over subsequent decades the journal reflected paradigm shifts driven by plate tectonics debates associated with figures and programs linked to universities such as Australian National University, University of Sydney, University of Melbourne and Monash University. Editorial stewardship has included prominent society members and fellows affiliated with research centres like the CSIRO and museums such as the Australian Museum.
The journal covers field-based and laboratory research spanning Australian cratons, basins and orogenic belts, with articles on the Pilbara Craton, Yilgarn Craton, Tasman Orogeny, Drummond Basin, Cooper Basin, Canning Basin and Great Artesian Basin. It regularly publishes studies on mineral systems including the Western Australian mineral province, Broken Hill Block, Olympic Dam and Mount Isa Inlier, as well as petroleum geology of regions like the Gippsland Basin and Bonaparte Basin. Methodological content often references geochronological techniques tied to laboratories at institutions such as ANSTO and isotopic facilities linked to Macquarie University and University of Western Australia. Paleontological and stratigraphic contributions relate to sites and formations like the Ediacaran biota, Cambrian successions and the Cretaceous record of Australia. The journal also integrates tectonic syntheses that connect Australian geology to broader settings including the Indo-Australian Plate, Pacific Ring of Fire and the Sunda Shelf.
Published quarterly by the Geological Society of Australia, the journal issues original research articles, review papers, technical notes and society reports. Editorial leadership has historically included academics affiliated with University of Adelaide, University of Queensland, University of Tasmania and research institutes such as the Geoscience Australia. Peer review processes follow standards common to journals indexed with agencies like the Institute for Scientific Information and editorial policies align with publishing practices of learned societies exemplified by the Royal Society of London and the Geological Society of London. The society organizes special thematic issues in concert with national conferences and meetings held in cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
The journal is indexed in major abstracting services that serve earth science literature, placing it alongside titles from publishers such as Elsevier, Springer Nature and Wiley. Indexing coverage has included multidisciplinary and specialized databases used by geoscientists at institutions like Harvard University, Stanford University and University of Oxford, and by national libraries including the National Library of Australia. Bibliographic inclusion ensures discoverability in citation resources paralleling the Web of Science and other scholarly aggregators accessed by researchers from organisations like the International Union of Geological Sciences and regional geological surveys.
Within Australian and regional earth science communities the journal is regarded as an authoritative outlet for stratigraphic syntheses, mineral deposit studies and tectonic interpretations that inform exploration and academic research. Papers published have influenced governmental resource assessments conducted by agencies such as Geoscience Australia and state surveys, and have been cited in applied studies by energy companies and mining corporations operating in provinces like the Pilbara and Gawler Craton. The journal’s impact is measured through citation metrics used across universities including University of New South Wales and ranking frameworks applied by national research assessments in Australia.
Noteworthy contributions include regional tectonic syntheses that reinterpreted orogenic histories of the Tasmanides and cratonic assembly of the West Australian Shield, stratigraphic frameworks for the Murray Basin and seminal mineral system models for provinces such as Broken Hill and Olympic Dam. The journal has also published influential isotopic studies that refined Proterozoic chronologies relevant to global initiatives led by groups like the International Geochronology Commission, as well as review articles that synthesized paleogeographic reconstructions linked to the breakup of Gondwana and correlations with the Antarctic margin. These contributions continue to underpin exploration strategies and academic curricula at departments across Australian universities.
Category:Geology journals Category:Academic journals published by learned societies