Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Aims & Scope

The Swiss Journal of Geosciences publishes original research and review articles, with a particular focus on the evolution of the Tethys realm and the Alpine/Himalayan orogen.

By consolidating the former Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae and Swiss Bulletin of Mineralogy and Petrology, this international journal covers all disciplines of the solid Earth Sciences, including their practical applications.

The journal gives preference to articles that are of wide interest to the international research community, while at the same time recognising the importance of documenting high-quality geoscientific data in a regional context, including the occasional publication of maps.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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.

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
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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 1,190.00 GBP. 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.

• The Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaridic orogenic system: correlation and evolution of tectonic units

  Citation: 998

  Authors: Stefan M., Daniel, Bernhard, Liviu, Senecio, Ralf, Matthias, Kamil

• A map-view restoration of the Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaridic system for the Early Miocene

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Kamil, Stefan M., Bernhard, Matthias, Eduard, Wim

• Mont Terri rock laboratory, 20 years of research: introduction, site characteristics and overview of experiments

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Paul, Frédéric, Jens, Christophe, Peter, Sarah, Masaaki, Martin, Mark, Jean-Michel, Juan Carlos, Andreas, Takahiro, Kristof, Naokata, Tim, Klaus

• The Tauern Window (Eastern Alps, Austria): a new tectonic map, with cross-sections and a tectonometamorphic synthesis

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Stefan M., Andreas, Mark R., Claudio L.

• Distribution, geometry, age and origin of overdeepened valleys and basins in the Alps and their foreland

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Frank, Jürgen M., Christian

• Ivrea mantle wedge, arc of the Western Alps, and kinematic evolution of the Alps–Apennines orogenic system

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Stefan M., Eduard, Tobias, Douwe J. J., Giancarlo

• Age and isotopic constraints on magmatism along the Karakoram-Kohistan Suture Zone, NW Pakistan: evidence for subduction and continued convergence after India-Asia collision

  Citation: 116

  Authors: Stefan, Urs, Jean-Pierre, Igor Maria, Martin, Hamid, Shahid, Andrea

• Analysis of tectonic structures and excavation induced fractures in the Opalinus Clay, Mont Terri underground rock laboratory (Switzerland)

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Christophe, Paul, Florian, Charles

• The tectonometamorphic evolution of the Sesia–Dent Blanche nappes (internal Western Alps): review and synthesis

  Citation: 94

  Authors: Paola, Michel, Michele, Martin, Martin

• P-T-t modelling, fluid circulation, and 39Ar-40Ar and Rb-Sr mica ages in the Aar Massif shear zones (Swiss Alps)

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Nathalie, Didier, Igor M.