Aims & Scope

Open Journal of Geology (OJG) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement of geology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of geology.

All manuscripts must be prepared in English, and are subject to a rigorous and fair peer-review process. Accepted papers will immediately appear online followed by printed hard copy. The journal publishes original papers including but not limited to the following fields:

· Earth science

· Economic geology

· Engineering geology

· Environmental geology

· Geoarchaeology

· Geochemistry

· Geochronology

· Geodetics

· Geography

· Geological modelling

· Geometallurgy

· Geomicrobiology

· Geomorphology

· Geomythology

· Geophysics

· Glaciology

· Historical geology

· Hydrogeology

· Meteorology

· Mineralogy

· Mining geology

· Oceanography

· Paleoclimatology

· Paleontology

· Petroleum geology

· Petrology

· Petrophysics

· Plate tectonics

· Sedimentology

· Seismology

· Soil science

· Speleology

· Stratigraphy

· Structural geology

· Volcanology

We are also interested in: 1) Short Reports – 2-5 page papers where an author can either present an idea with theoretical background but has not yet completed the research needed for a complete paper or preliminary data; 2) Book Reviews – Comments and critiques.