Marine Geology

Aims & Scope

Marine Geology is the premier international journal on marine geological processes in the broadest sense.

We seek papers that are comprehensive, interdisciplinary and synthetic that will be lasting contributions to the field.

Although most papers are based on regional studies, they must demonstrate new findings of international significance.

We accept papers on subjects as diverse as seafloor hydrothermal systems, beach dynamics, early diagenesis, microbiological studies in sediments, palaeoclimate studies and geophysical studies of the seabed.

We encourage papers that address emerging new fields, for example the influence of anthropogenic processes on coastal/marine geology and coastal/marine geoarchaeology.

We insist that the papers are concerned with the marine realm and that they deal with geology: with rocks, sediments, and physical and chemical processes affecting them.

Papers should address scientific hypotheses: highly descriptive data compilations or papers that deal only with marine management and risk assessment should be submitted to other journals.

Papers on laboratory or modelling studies must demonstrate direct relevance to marine processes or deposits.

The primary criteria for acceptance of papers is that the science is of high quality, novel, significant, and of broad international interest.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.871

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	163

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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.

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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.

• Morphodynamic variability of surf zones and beaches: A synthesis

  Citation: 1394

  Authors: L.D, A.D

• Geochemistry of Recent oxic and anoxic marine sediments: Implications for the geological record

  Citation: 1329

  Authors: S.E, T.F

• Bathymetry of trace fossils

  Citation: 802

  Authors: Adolf

• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): Their past, present and future contributions to the advancement of marine geoscience

  Citation: 791

  Authors: Russell B., Veerle A.I., Timothy P., Bramley J., Douglas P., Brian J., Henry A., Kirsty J., Jeffrey, Daniel R., Esther J., Stephen E., Robert M., James E.

• Contourites and associated sediments controlled by deep-water circulation processes: State-of-the-art and future considerations

  Citation: 677

  Authors: Michele, F. Javier, David, Anna

• East Asian monsoon climate during the Late Pleistocene: high-resolution sediment records from the South China Sea

  Citation: 635

  Authors: L, M, H, J, P, S, E, M, C, U

• Factors controlling 13C contents of sedimentary organic compounds: Principles and evidence

  Citation: 632

  Authors: J.M

• Pathways of organic carbon oxidation in three continental margin sediments

  Citation: 598

  Authors: D.E, B.B, H, R, J, N.B, B, J.W, L.P, P.O.J

• Holocene development of the Yellow River's subaqueous delta, North Yellow Sea

  Citation: 595

  Authors: J.Paul, John D., Shu, Peng

• Worldwide distribution of submarine mud volcanoes and associated gas hydrates

  Citation: 564

  Authors: A.V

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