In recent years there has been a growth of specialist journals within geological sciences. Nevertheless, there is an important role for a journal of an interdisciplinary kind. Traditionally, GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL has been such a journal and continues in its aim of promoting interest in all branches of the Geological Sciences, through publication of original research papers and review articles. The journal publishes Special Issues with a common theme or regional coverage e.g. Chinese Dinosaurs; Tectonics of the Eastern Mediterranean, Triassic basins of the Central and North Atlantic Borderlands). These are extensively cited.
The Journal has a particular interest in publishing papers on regional case studies from any global locality which have conclusions of general interest. Such papers may emphasize aspects across the full spectrum of geological sciences.
Sedimentology and Geomorphology - facies analysis, regional sedimentary environments, basin analysis, process of sedimentation, general palaeogeographic reconstruction, diagenesis. [facies analysis, sequence stratigraphy, basin analysis, palaeography, diagenesis, especially in petroleum geology.]
Palaeontology - macroevolution, extinctions, biostratigraphy, palaeoecology, functional morphology, biogeography, evolution, taphonomony, ichnology.
Quaternary Geology and Environmental Change - recent climate and sea-level change, Quaternary fossils, glaciations.
Tectonics and Structural Geology - including structural geology, strain analysis, fabrics, global tectonics, experimental deformation, Neotectonics, geophysics.
Geochemistry and Geochronology - stable and unstable isotope studies, major and trace element studies, genetic geochemical modelling, fluid - rock interaction, applied geochemistry.
Metamorphic Geology - regional studies, determination of T/P , fluid composition, crystallization paths, history of burial and uplift of large metamorphic areas.
Volcanic and Igneous Geology - regional studies of igneous provinces, magma genesis, magma composition, magmatic product, igneous centres, petrological studies.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Professor I. D. Somerville
UCD School of Earth Sciences
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
E-mail: ian.somerville@ucd.ie
EDITORIAL BOARD
Professor B. Aguirre-Urreta
Laboratorio de Bioestratigrafía de Alta Resolución
Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas,
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Cuidad Universitaria
1428-Buenos Aires, Argentina
E-mail: aguirre@gl.fcen.uba.ar
Dr. John S. Armstrong-Altrin
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología 
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 
Mexico City, Mexico
E-mail: armstrong@cmarl.unam.mx
Dr E. Bozkurt
Middle East Technical University,
Department of Geological Engineering,
06531 Ankara, Turkey
E-mail: erdin@metu.edu.tr
Professor Zhong-Qiang Chen
State Key Laboratory of Biogeology & Environmental Geology
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) Wuhan 430074, China
E-mail: zhong.qiang.chen@cug.edu.cn
E-mail: zqchen.uwa@gmail.com
Professor J. F. Dewey, FRS
University College Oxford,
High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BH, UK.
E-mail: jfdeweyrocks@gmail.com
Dr Chiara Frassi
Università di Pisa, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
Pisa, 56126, Italy
E-mail: chiarafrassi@yahoo.it
Professor Sanzhong Li
College of Marine Geosciences
Ocean University of China
Qingdao 266100, China
E-mail: Sanzhong@ouc.edu.cn
Professor Yongjiang Liu
College of Earth Sciences
Jilin University
Changchun 130061, China
E-mail: yongjiang@jlu.edu.cn
Professor Chakravadhanula Manikyamba
National Geophysical Research Institute
Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007
Telangana, India
E-mail: cmaningri@gmail.com
Dr Marco Patacci
School of Earth and Environment
University of Leeds
Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Email: m.patacci@leeds.ac.uk
Dr Mu Ramkumar
Department of Geology
Periyar University
Salem, 636011, India
E-mail: muramkumar@yahoo.co.in
Professor N.V. Chalapathi Rao
Electron Probe Micro Analyzer (EPMA) Laboratory
Centre of Advanced Study
Department of Geology
Institute of Science
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi-221005, India
E-mail: nvcr100@gmail.com
Dr A. Ruffell
School of Geography, Queen’s University, Belfast, BT7 1NN,
Northern Ireland, UK.
E-mail: a.ruffell@qub.ac.uk
Dr Krishnan Sajeev
Centre for Earth Sciences,
India Institute of Sciences,
Bangalore, 560 012, India.
E-mail: sajeev@ceas.iisc.ernet.in
Professor M. Santosh
Journal Center, China University of
Geosciences Beijing
29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian district
Beijing, China 100083
E-mail: msantosh.gr@gmail.com
E-mail: santosh@cugb.edu.cn
Dr Li Tang
School of Earth Science and Resources
China University of Geosciences Beijing
No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China
E-mail: ltang@cugb.edu.cn
Professor Xiangdong Wang
Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology Academia Sinica 39
Beijing East Road Nanjing 210008 People’s Republic of China.
E-mail: xdwang@nigpas.ac.cn
Professor Gaoxue Yang
School of Earth Science & Resources
Chang`an University
No.126, Yanta Road,
Shaanxi Province 710054,
E-mail: ygx@chd.edu.cn
Publisher
Tina Wang, Wiley