Lithosphere

Aims & Scope

The open access journal will have an expanded scope covering research in all areas of earth, planetary, and environmental sciences, providing a unique publishing choice for authors in the geoscience community.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Earth and Planetary Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,200.00 USD. Learn more.

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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.

• To understand subduction initiation, study forearc crust: To understand forearc crust, study ophiolites

  Citation: 412

  Authors: R.J., M., O., Y., S.

• A review of observations and models of dynamic topography

  Citation: 307

  Authors: Nicolas, Michael, R. Dietmar

• How do landscapes record tectonics and climate?

  Citation: 253

  Authors: Alexander C.

• Regional incision of the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

  Citation: 228

  Authors: William, Kelin, Leigh, Peter, Kip, Malcolm

• Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology of Paleozoic strata in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

  Citation: 227

  Authors: George E., Ron, Karl E., J. Michael, Bill, Mark

• Detrital-zircon geochronology and sedimentary provenance

  Citation: 226

  Authors: William A.

• Pre-Cenozoic geologic history of the central and northern Tibetan Plateau and the role of Wilson cycles in constructing the Tethyan orogenic system

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Chen, An, Andrew V., Jinyu, Wencan, Lin

• Progressive northward growth of the northern Qilian Shan–Hexi Corridor (northeastern Tibet) during the Cenozoic

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Dewen, Weitao, Jinglin, Daoyang, Chunru, Wenjun, Huiping, Jianzhang, Peizhen

• Quantifying rock uplift rates using channel steepness and cosmogenic nuclide–determined erosion rates: Examples from northern and southern Italy

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Andrew J., Darryl E., Valerio, Paola

• Rapid synconvergent exhumation of Miocene-aged lower orogenic crust in the eastern Himalaya

  Citation: 156

  Authors: D., C. J., J. L.