Geology (journal)

Geology is a peer-reviewed publication of the Geological Society of America (GSA). GSA stated (in 2006)^[1] that it is the most widely read scientific journal in the field of earth science.^{[needs update?]} It is published monthly, with each issue containing 20 or more articles.

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Geology

Discipline	Geology
Language	English
Publication details
History	1973–present
Publisher	Geological Society of America (United States)
Frequency	Monthly
Impact factor	5.399 (2020)
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ISO 4	Geology
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ISSN	0091-7613 (print) 1943-2682 (web)
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One of the goals of the journal is to provide a forum for shorter articles (four pages each) and less focus on purely academic research–type articles. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2020 impact factor of 5.399.^[2] The journal is indexed in Scopus and SCImago.^[3]