Elements
Elements is an international magazine of mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry. Launched in 2005 and jointly published by eighteen geoscience societies, it appears bimonthly, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.9.Elements是矿物学、地球化学与岩石学领域的国际杂志，2005 年创刊，由十八个地学学会联合出版，为双月刊，2025 年影响因子为 3.9。[1]
Scope
- Scope: an international magazine of mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry, the journal appears bimonthly with every issue exploring a theme of broad and current interest.学科定位： 期刊为矿物学、岩石学与地球化学的国际杂志，双月刊，每期围绕一个兼具广泛性与时效性的主题组织。
- Content form: invited peer-reviewed articles make up each thematic collection, and topics of interest may be proposed to the editors, who review every proposal submitted.出版形态： 每期专题论文为编辑部特邀并经同行评审，选题由学界向编辑部提出并经其审议。
- Regular features: standing sections carry opinion articles, a calendar of events, short course announcements, awards, conference reports, policy news and news of the eighteen participating societies.常设栏目： 期刊另设观点文章、活动日历、短训班公告、奖项、会议报道、政策新闻以及十八个参与学会的动态等常设栏目。
- Distribution: full text is hosted online on the GeoScienceWorld platform.出版载体： 期刊全文托管于 GeoScienceWorld 平台在线发行。
- Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the journal carries a 2025 impact factor of 3.9.收录与指标： 被科学引文索引扩展版收录，2025 年影响因子为 3.9。[2]
History
- Founded in 2005: the journal was launched in 2005 with unbroken annual volumes, volume 22 running in 2026.2005年创刊： 期刊于 2005 年创刊，卷号逐年连续延续，2026 年已出版至第 22 卷。
- Society consortium: the journal is jointly published by the Mineralogical Society of America, the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the Mineralogical Association of Canada, the Geochemical Society, the Clay Minerals Society, the European Association of Geochemistry, the International Association of GeoChemistry, the Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, the Association of Applied Geochemists, the Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft, SIMP, the International Association of Geoanalysts, the Mineralogical Society of Poland, the Sociedad Española de Mineralogía, the Swiss Geological Society, the Meteoritical Society, the Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences and the IAGOD.学会联盟： 期刊由美国矿物学会、英国与爱尔兰矿物学会、加拿大矿物学协会、地球化学学会、黏土矿物学会、欧洲地球化学协会、国际地球化学协会、法国矿物学与结晶学学会、应用地球化学家协会、德国矿物学会、意大利矿物学与岩石学学会、国际地球分析家协会、波兰矿物学会、西班牙矿物学会、瑞士地质学会、陨石学会、日本矿物科学学会与国际矿床成因协会联合出版。
- Founding editors: the founding editors were Ian Parsons of the University of Edinburgh, Michael Hochella of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Rodney Ewing of Stanford University.创办编辑： 创刊编辑为爱丁堡大学的 Ian Parsons、弗吉尼亚理工的 Michael Hochella 与斯坦福大学的 Rodney Ewing。
- Rotating principal editorship: principal editors rotate across mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry on three-year terms, with past holders including Richard J. Harrison of Cambridge, Rebecca Lange of Michigan and Janne Blichert-Toft of the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.轮值主编制： 期刊设矿物学、岩石学、地球化学三个方向的轮值主编制，各任期三年，历任主编包括剑桥大学的 Richard Harrison、密歇根大学的 Rebecca Lange 与里昂高等师范学院的 Janne Blichert-Toft 等。[3]
- Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 3.507 in 2019, 5.429 in 2021 and 3.9 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2019 年为 3.507，2021 年为 5.429，2025 年为 3.9。
Editors
- Principal editors: the three rotating principal editors are Tom Sisson of the US Geological Survey California Volcano Observatory for petrology from 2024 to 2026, Carol Frost of the University of Wyoming for geochemistry from 2025 to 2027 and Penelope King of the Australian National University for mineralogy from 2026 to 2028.现任轮值主编： 三位轮值主编分别为美国地质调查局加州火山观测站的 Tom Sisson（岩石学，2024 至 2026 年）、怀俄明大学的 Carol Frost（地球化学，2025 至 2027 年）与澳大利亚国立大学的 Penelope King（矿物学，2026 至 2028 年）。
- Executive editor: the executive editor is Esther Posner of the Bavarian Research Institute of Experimental Geochemistry and Geophysics at the University of Bayreuth, who runs the editorial office day to day.执行编辑： 执行编辑为拜罗伊特大学拜罗伊特地球研究所的 Esther Posner，主持编辑部日常事务。
- Outgoing editor: the outgoing principal editor for mineralogy is Sumit Chakraborty of Ruhr Universität Bochum, whose term ran from 2023 to 2025.卸任主编： 刚卸任的矿物学方向主编为波鸿鲁尔大学的 Sumit Chakraborty（2023 至 2025 年）。
- Submission and peer review: thematic proposals go to the editors for review, and invited articles are peer reviewed before publication.投稿与评审： 选题建议提交编辑部审议，专题论文经特邀与同行评审后刊出。[4]
- Editorial policy: serving the whole geoscience community, the journal blends high-level thematic reviews with society news and policy reporting in a single issue.编辑方针： 期刊以服务整个地学共同体为宗旨，把高水平专题综述与学会动态、政策新闻熔于一册。