The subject matter of papers published in Atmospheric Environment covers air pollution research and its applications. Papers should present novel results based on experiments, theory and modelling of the atmosphere extending from the scale of buildings and streets to the globe. The main aim of Atmospheric Environment is to provide a scientific understanding of the consequences of natural and human-induced perturbations of the earth's atmosphere. Areas covered include air pollution research and its applications, air quality and its effects, dispersion and transport, deposition, biospheric- atmospheric exchange, atmospheric chemistry and induced changes in radiation and climate. Atmospheric Environment publishes original research and review articles, special issues and supplements, and New Directions columns.

Since its first appearance in 1966, Earth and Planetary Science Letters has built up an enviable reputation. Its successful formula of presenting high-quality research articles with minimal delay has made it one of the most important sources of information in its field. The articles published reflect the great impact made on research in the geosciences by the use of successful research methods from other disciplines such as chemistry, physics, and mathematics. It also covers research into all aspects of lunar studies, plate tectonics, ocean floor spreading, and continental drift, as well as basic studies of the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of the Earth's crust and mantle, the atmosphere and the hydrosphere.

Mid 2002 a new section of short reviews called Frontiers was introduced within Earth and Planetary Science Letters. These high profile papers are written by leading experts and published as the opening pages to regular EPSL issues. The papers fill an important niche of fast communications that bring the scientific community up-to-speed on interesting new areas of science.

The Journal of Hydrology publishes original research papers and comprehensive reviews in all the subfields of the hydrological sciences. These comprise, but are not limited to the physical, chemical, biogeochemical, stochastic and systems aspects of surface and groundwater hydrology, hydrometeorology and hydrogeology. Relevant topics in related disciplines such as climatology, water resource systems, hydraulics, agrohydrology, geomorphology, soil science, instrumentation and remote sensing, civil and environmental engineering are also included. Papers have empirical, theoretical and applied orientations.

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta publishes research papers in a wide range of subjects in terrestrial geochemistry, meteoritics, and planetary geochemistry. The scope of the journal includes:

• Physical chemistry of gases, aqueous solutions, glasses, and crystalline solids

• Igneous and metamorphic petrology

• Chemical processes in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere of    

the Earth

• Organic geochemistry

• Isotope geochemistry

• Meteoritics and meteorite impacts

• Lunar science; and

• Planetary geochemistry.

Official Journal of the European Association for Geochemistry

Chemical Geology (including Isotope Geoscience) is an international journal that publishes original research papers on the isotopic and elemental geochemistry and geochronology of the Earth. The Journal is concerned with chemical processes in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary petrology, low- and high-temperature aqueous solutions, biogeochemistry and the environment. Papers that are field, experimentally, or computationally based are all appropriate providing they are of broad international interest. The Journal also welcomes innovative papers dealing with significant analytical advances that are of wide interest in the community and extend significantly beyond the scope of what would be included in the methods section of a standard research paper.

ICARUS is devoted to the publication of original contributions in the field of planetary science. The journal reports the results of new research observational, experimental, theoretical concerning the astronomy, geology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, biology, and other scientific aspects of solar or extrasolar systems. Icarus also features special issues and sections on special topics or reports on particular missions.

For more information, go to the ICARUS pages on the Division for Planetary Sciences/American Astronomical Society website at: http://icarus.cornell.edu/index.html.

Thematic Issues and Sections have included:

• Geophysics of Venus

• Solar System Formation

• Neptune and Triton

• Asteroids

• Shoemaker-Levy 9's Impact

• Gaspra: Galileo Observations

• Pluto

• Mars Dust

Lithos is an international English language journal publishing high-quality, original research papers on mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry, emphasizing the application of mineralogy and geochemistry to petrogenetic problems. The types of contribution published are scholastic papers, reviews, discussions and book reviews.

The Official Journal of the European Association of Organic Geochemists

Organic Geochemistry serves as the only dedicated medium for the publication of peer-reviewed research on all phases of geochemistry in which organic compounds play a major role. The Editors welcome contributions covering a wide spectrum of subjects in the geosciences broadly based on organic chemistry (including molecular and isotopic geochemistry), and involving geology, biogeochemistry, environmental geochemistry, chemical oceanography and hydrology. The scope of the journal includes research involving petroleum (including natural gas) coal, organic matter in the aqueous environment and recent sediments, organic-rich rocks and soils and the role of organics in the geochemical cycling of the elements. Sedimentological, paleontological and organic petrographic studies will also be considered for publication, provided that they are geochemically oriented. Papers cover the full range of research activities in organic geochemistry, and include comprehensive review articles, technical communications, discussion/reply correspondence and short technical notes. Peer-reviews organised through two Chief Editors and a staff of Associate Editors, are conducted by well known, respected scientists from academia, government and industry. The journal also publishes reviews of books, announcements of important conferences and meetings and other matters of direct interest to the organic geochemical community.

Earth-Science Reviews publishes review papers of all aspects of Earth Sciences or treatises on an expanding Earth Sciences subject. Covering a much wider field than the usual specialist journals, it allows the reader to see his particular interest related to the earth sciences as a whole. Because of the breadth and depth of its approach to subjects of current interest, the journal is an important vehicle of information gathering for instructors; students; research scientists; government agencies involved in programme support and management and in environmental assessment and control; private industries concerned with planetary resources and the independent consultant

EARTH SCIENCE REVIEWS - the publication medium for review articles in earth sciences.

The Journal of Asian Earth Sciences is an international interdisciplinary journal devoted to all aspects of research related to the solid Earth Sciences of Asia. The Journal publishes high quality, peer-reviewed scientific papers on the regional geology, tectonics, geochemistry and geophysics of Asia. It will be devoted primarily to research papers but short communications relating to new developments of broad interest, reviews and book reviews will also be included. Papers must have international appeal and should present work of more than local significance.

The scope includes deep processes of the Asian continent and its adjacent oceans; seismology and earthquakes; orogeny, magmatism, metamorphism and volcanism; growth, deformation and destruction of the Asian crust; crust-mantle interaction; evolution of life (early life, biostratigraphy, biogeography and mass-extinction); fluids, fluxes and reservoirs of mineral and energy resources; surface processes (weathering, erosion, transport and deposition of sediments) and resulting geomorphology; and the response of the Earth to global climate change as viewed within the Asian continent and surrounding oceans.

Quaternary Science Reviews caters for all aspects of Quaternary science, and includes, for example, geology, geomorphology, geography, archaeology, soil science, palaeobotany, palaeontology, palaeoclimatology and the full range of applicable dating methods. The dividing line between what constitutes the review paper and one which contains new original data is not easy to establish, so QSR also publishes papers with new data especially if these perform a review function. All the Quaternary sciences are changing rapidly and subject to re-evaluation as the pace of discovery quickens; thus the eclectic and comprehensive role of Quaternary Science Reviews keeps readers abreast of the wider issues relating to new developments in the field. Quaternary Science Reviews includes Special Issues on topical subjects arising from recent scientific meetings, in response to significant chances in Quaternary subject matter, or to acknowledge the achievements of some outstanding Quaternary Scientist.

Publishing articles from the numerous disciplines that contribute to our knowledge of the Quaternary Period, Quaternary Research: An Interdisciplinary Journal focuses on studies in the earth and biological sciences. The journal features papers on previously unpublished research results that will be of interest to a diverse interdisciplinary audience.
Research Areas include:

• Geoarcheology
• Geochemistry and geophysics
• Geochronology
• Gemorphology
• Glaciology
• Neotectonics
• Paleobotany and paleoecology
• Paleoclimatology
• Paleogeography
• Paleohydrology
• Paleontology
• Paleoceanography
• Paleopedology
• Quaternary geology
• Volcanology and tephrochronology
 

Launched in 1968 to fill the need for an international journal in the field of planetary physics, geodesy and geophysics, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors has now grown to become important reading matter for all geophysicists. It is the only journal to be entirely devoted to the physical and chemical processes of planetary interiors.

Original research papers, review articles, short communications and book reviews are all published on a regular basis; and from time to time special issues of the journal are devoted to the publication of the proceedings of symposia and congresses which the editors feel will be of particular interest to the reader.

The Journal of Structural Geology publishes on the structural geology of the Earth and other planets and moons, including related contributions in rheology, geophysics, geochemistry, geodynamics, and tectonics. Papers may cover applied aspects of structural geology such as structural controls on mineral and hydrocarbon deposits, rock mechanics and neotectonics. We focus on papers that employ appropriate combinations of field data, geometric analysis, laboratory experiments and observations, computer visualization and analogue or numerical modelling on all scales.

International Journal of Marine Geology, Geochemistry and Geophysics

Since 1964 this international journal has been reporting on developments in the fields of marine geology, geochemistry and geophysics. Marine Geology provides regular access to original studies and comprehensive reviews and, in addition, has a special "letters section" which ensures particularly rapid publication of short papers.