Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland

Aims & Scope

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland (BGSF) publishes research articles and short communications in all branches of geosciences.

Contributions from outside Finland are welcome, provided that they contain material relevant to Finnish geology or are of general interest.

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Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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APC Details

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Proterozoic granitoids of Finland: Granite types, metallogeny and relation to crustal evolution

  Citation: 80

  Authors: P.A., I.

• The 3.5 Ga Siurua trondhjemite gneiss in the Archaean Pudasjärvi Granulite Belt, northern Finland

  Citation: 70

  Authors: T., H.

• Petrogenesis and evolution of an early Proterozoic collisional orogenic belt: The granulite belt of Lapland and the Belomorides (Fennoscandia)

  Citation: 69

  Authors: P., J., B., R., J.

• Late-Quaternary stratigraphy of Baltic Sea basins - a review

  Citation: 61

  Authors: B.

• The age of the ferropicritic volcanics and comagmatic Ni-bearing intrusions at Pechenga, Kola Peninsula, U.S.S.R.

  Citation: 60

  Authors: E., H., V.F., M.

• Tectonic setting and evolution of the Morin anorthosite, Grenville province, Quebec

  Citation: 53

  Authors: J., K.

• Relationship between mineralogy and the physico-chemical properties of till in central Finland

  Citation: 52

  Authors: M.L., M., J.

• The carbonatites of Amba Dongar, Gujarat, India

  Citation: 51

  Authors: S.G.

• Portuguese granites associated with Sn-W and Au mineralizations

  Citation: 50

  Authors: A.M.R.

• Structural and metamorphic evolution of the Turku migmatite complex, southwestern Finland

  Citation: 50

  Authors: M., P.