GSA Publications —
Descriptions, Frequency, and Formats
GSA Bulletin | Geology | Geosphere | Lithosphere | GSA Today | Memoirs | Special Papers | Reviews in Engineering Geology | Field Guides | Abstracts with Programs | GSA Journals on Compact Disc | Environmental & Engineering Geoscience
How to access articles
GSA Bulletin
| ISI Journal Impact Factor |
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| 2012: 4.286 5-year: 4.494 Cited half-life: >10 years #8 ranked "geosciences, multidisciplinary" journal |
Description: The GSA Bulletin is the Society's premier scholarly journal, published continuously since 1890. Its first editor was William John (W J) McGee, who was responsible for establishing much of its original style and format. Fully refereed, each bimonthly issue includes 16–20 papers reporting major research in the traditional, documented, research-paper style. Topics cover the entire range of the earth sciences. GSA Bulletin is profusely illustrated with occasional color and large inserts. A "Discussion and Reply" section facilitates dialog among authors and readers.
Archives are also available online from 1945 to present.
Frequency & Formats:
- Published bimonthly; subscriptions on a calendar year basis.
- Available in hardcopy and/or online and annually on DVD (GSA Journals on DVD), or in blocks of 7 or 15 downloads (Bloc of Docs).
- Print: Back issues for the calendar year will be mailed.
- Electronic: Available by subscription at www.gsapubs.org.
- DVD: Mailed after calendar year-end.
- View current issue
Geology
| ISI Journal Impact Factor |
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| 2012: 4.087 5-year: 4.660 Cited half-life: >10 years #1 ranked "geology" journal |
Description: Geology, published since 1973, features rapid publication of about 23 refereed short (four-page) papers each month. Articles cover all earth-science disciplines and include new investigations and provocative topics. Professional geologists and university-level students in the earth sciences use this widely read journal to keep up with scientific research trends. The online forum section facilitates author-reader dialog. Includes color and occasional large-format illustrations on oversized loose inserts.
Archives are also available online from 1973 to present.
Frequency & Formats:
- Published monthly; subscriptions on a calendar year basis.
- Available in hardcopy and/or online and annually on DVD (GSA Journals on DVD), or in blocks of 7 or 15 downloads (Bloc of Docs).
- Print: Back issues for the calendar year will be mailed.
- Electronic: Available by subscription at www.gsapubs.org.
- DVD: Mailed after calendar year-end.
- View current issue
Geosphere
| ISI Journal Impact Factor |
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| 2012: 2.023 5-year: 2.373 |
Description: This peer-reviewed e-journal covers all geoscience disciplines in a medium that accommodates animations, sound, and movie files.
Frequency & Formats:
- Bimonthly electronic journal.
- Available online and annually on DVD (GSA Journals on DVD), or in blocks of 7 or 15 downloads (Bloc of Docs).
- Electronic: Available by subscription at www.gsapubs.org.
- DVD: Mailed after calendar year-end.
- View current issue
Lithosphere
| ISI Journal Impact Factor |
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| 2012: 2.169 5-year: 2.216 #10 ranked "geology" journal |
Description: Lithosphere, a peer-reviewed journal launched in 2009, focuses on processes that affect the crust, upper mantle, landscapes, and/or sedimentary systems at all spatial and temporal scales. The journal particularly welcomes, but is not limited to, submissions that document the feedback relationships among geomorphic, lithospheric, and upper mantle processes.
Frequency & Formats:
- Published bimonthly; subscriptions on a calendar year basis.
- Available in hardcopy and/or online and annually on DVD (GSA Journals on DVD), or in blocks of 7 or 15 downloads (Bloc of Docs).
- Print: Back issues for the calendar year will be mailed.
- Electronic: Available by subscription at www.gsapubs.org.
- DVD: Mailed after calendar year-end.
- View current issue
GSA Today
Description: GSA Today is the Society's science and news magazine published for members and other earth scientists. GSA Today lead science articles are refereed and should present the results of exciting new research or summarize and synthesize important problems or issues, and they must be understandable to all in the earth science community. Issues often feature a "hot-topic" "Groundwork" article — tightly focused papers on issues of import to earth science policy, planning, funding, and education (also refereed). Periodic articles include reports from the GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow, Rock Stars biographical features, and news and information about the Society, its activities, and the geological community at large.
Frequency & Formats:
- Published 11 months out of the year (April/May is a combined issue); subscriptions are a GSA membership benefit.
- Available in hardcopy and online at www.geosociety.org/gsatoday.
- Print: Back issues are available through our sales and service department.
- Electronic: GSA Today issues are open-access online.
- View curent issue
Memoirs
Description: In the early 1930s, a generous bequest by Richard Alexander Fullerton Penrose, Jr., allowed GSA to begin publishing books in the Memoir and Special Paper series. Memoirs, first published in 1934, are intended to present thorough, well-illustrated treatments of topics, providing the authoritative reference on a subject for a decade or more. Volumes are chosen for publication by GSA science editors for their comprehensive coverage of a topic and their lasting value to researchers worldwide. Memoirs have been accepted into the Thomson Reuters Book Citation Index. Citations will be counted on the book, chapter, and author levels and will become part of an author’s H index score.
Frequency & Formats:
- GSA currently publishes one or two Memoirs a year.
- Available in print and/or online via institutional subscription, Bloc of Doc purchase, or Pay Per View.
- GSA Store
- Institutional Subscriptions
- Author Information
- View featured volume
Special Papers
Description: Special Papers, first published in 1934, were originally developed for articles that were too long to be published in the society’s journal, The Geological Society of America Bulletin. The series has evolved over the years and now includes monographs, symposium-based volumes, and longer, multi-author volumes with dedicated volume editors. Special Papers present state-of-the-art treatments of rapidly evolving subjects, the results of which may be altered or augmented by subsequent research. Many Special Papers have made lasting and significant contributions to the science, and all are vetted by science editors, who choose proposals and completed volumes that are of high quality and broad interest. A wide range of topics is covered from regions throughout the world. Special Papers have been accepted into the Thomson Reuters Book Citation Index. Citations will be counted on the book, chapter, and author levels and will become part of an author’s H index score.
Frequency & Formats:
- GSA currently publishes between 9 and 12 Special Papers a year.
- Available in print and/or online via institutional subscription, Bloc of Doc purchase, or Pay Per View.
- GSA Store
- Institutional Subscriptions
- Author Information
- View featured volume
Reviews in Engineering Geology
Description: GSA Reviews in Engineering Geology volumes, published since 1962, summarize geological theory or present case histories pertaining to engineering practice. This series is produced in cooperation with members of the GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division, who are responsible for the selection, review, and acceptance of manuscripts. Reviews in Engineering Geology have been accepted into the Thomson Reuters Book Citation Index. Citations will be counted on the book, chapter, and author levels and will become part of an author’s H index score.
Frequency & Formats:
- GSA currently publishes Reviews in Engineering Geology volumes irregularly—usually one per year.
- Available in print and/or online via institutional subscription, Bloc of Doc purchase, or Pay Per View.
- GSA Store
- Institutional Subscriptions
- Author Information
- View featured volume
Field Guides
Description: Field Guides of field trips held during GSA annual and section meetings as well as special meetings held in conjunction with other organizations are published under the guidance of experienced scientists who serve as ad hoc volume editors.
Frequency & Formats:
- GSA currently publishes two or more Field Guides per year.
- Available in print and/or online via institutional subscription, Bloc of Doc purchase, or Pay Per View.
- GSA Store
- Institutional Subscriptions
- Author Information
- View featured volume
Environmental & Engineering Geoscience (E&EG)
Description: This respected quarterly journal has been published continuously for more than 30 years as the Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists and is co-edited and published jointly with GSA. E&EG contains new theory, applications, and case histories illustrating the dynamics of the fast-growing environmental and applied disciplines.
Please note: AEG members receive this journal as part of their AEG membership and should not purchase it from GSA.
Frequency & Formats:
- Quarterly electronic journal. Subscriptions on a calendar year basis.
- View current issue
Abstracts with Programs
Description: Contains the abstracts of all papers presented at each GSA annual and each section meeting.
Frequency & Formats:
- Section Meetings Abstracts with Programs are mailed periodical class approximately three weeks prior to the meeting.
- Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs are mailed periodical class during the meeting.
- Available individually in print (at the GSA Store).
GSA Journals on DVD
Description: GSA Journals on DVD, mailed after year end, includes GSA Bulletin, Geology, Geosphere, and Lithosphere. Available in the GSA Store.