Geoscience Frontiers

Geoscience Frontiers is a fully open access peer-reviewed journal of China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Peking University published by Elsevier, launched in 2010 and covering interdisciplinary fields of Earth and planetary sciences, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 12.7（Geoscience Frontiers）是（China University of Geosciences Beijing）与（Peking University）共同主办、（Elsevier）出版的完全开放获取同行评审期刊，2010 年创刊，覆盖地球与行星科学的交叉领域，2025 年影响因子为 12.7。

Scope

• It publishes peer-reviewed research articles and reviews across interdisciplinary fields of Earth and planetary sciences该刊发表地球与行星科学交叉领域的同行评审研究论文与综述。
• Its scope spans petrology and geochemistry in understanding lithospheric architecture and mantle dynamics其范围涵盖岩石学与地球化学，用以理解岩石圈结构与地幔动力学。^[1]
• It covers global tectonics, economic geology and fuel exploration, and geophysics该刊涵盖全球构造、经济地质与燃料勘探，以及地球物理。^[2]
• It covers stratigraphy and paleontology, with insights on correlations and evolution该刊涵盖地层学与古生物学，并关注地层对比与演化。
• It covers environmental and engineering geology and astrogeology该刊涵盖环境地质、工程地质与天体地质。^[3]
• It addresses the nexus of resources, energy, emissions and climate under the Sustainable Development Goals该刊探讨可持续发展目标下资源、能源、排放与气候之间的关联。

History

• It was launched in 2010 as the journal of China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Peking University该刊于 2010 年创刊，为（China University of Geosciences Beijing）与（Peking University）共同主办的期刊。
• It began as a quarterly title and moved to six issues a year in 2012, becoming bimonthly该刊最初为季刊，2012 年起改为每年六期，成为双月刊。
• It is fully open access with no subscription charges, and its article publishing charge is covered by the two sponsoring universities该刊为完全开放获取期刊，不收取订阅费，其文章出版费由两所主办高校承担。
• It is published by Elsevier on behalf of the two sponsoring universities该刊由（Elsevier）代表两所主办高校出版。
• It is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded and Scopus该刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）与（Scopus）收录。
• Its Journal Impact Factor rose from 6.853 in 2021 and 7.483 in 2022 to 8.9 in 2024 and 12.7 in 2025其影响因子由 2021 年的 6.853 与 2022 年的 7.483，上升至 2024 年的 8.9 与 2025 年的 12.7。

Editors

• Its editor-in-chief is Mo Xuanxue of China University of Geosciences Beijing, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences其主编为（Mo Xuanxue），任职于（China University of Geosciences Beijing），为中国科学院院士。
• Its editorial advisor is M. Santosh of China University of Geosciences Beijing其编辑顾问为（M. Santosh），任职于（China University of Geosciences Beijing）。
• Its associate editors include Carlo Doglioni of the University of Rome La Sapienza in Italy副编辑包括（Carlo Doglioni），任职于意大利的（University of Rome La Sapienza）。
• Its associate editors include Yaoling Niu of Durham University in the United Kingdom副编辑包括（Yaoling Niu），任职于英国的（Durham University）。
• Its associate editors include Biswajeet Pradhan of the University of Technology Sydney in Australia副编辑包括（Biswajeet Pradhan），任职于澳大利亚的（University of Technology Sydney）。
• Its associate editors include Qingfei Wang of the East China University of Technology in China副编辑包括（Qingfei Wang），任职于中国的（East China University of Technology）。