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Journal of African Earth Sciences Template

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About the Journal of African Earth Sciences format

Journal of African Earth Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of African Earth Sciences, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inGeological and Geochemical Analysis Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping earthquake and tectonic studies Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
ISSN1464-343X
Citation impact (2-yr)2.08
h-index121
i10-index3,061
Total citations128,014
Article processing charge$2,650
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Journal of African Earth Sciences per year

248
2014
262
2015
305
2016
347
2017
307
2018
310
2019
270
2020
259
2021
288
2022
249
2023
264
2024
369
2025

Citation impact of Journal of African Earth Sciences by publication year

7.2K
2014
6.5K
2015
7K
2016
7.1K
2017
5.8K
2018
5.3K
2019
4.1K
2020
3.3K
2021
2.8K
2022
1.7K
2023
1.2K
2024
489
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of African Earth Sciences

Orogen styles in the East African Orogen: A review of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian tectonic evolution

Harald Fritz, Mohamed G. Abdelsalam, Kamal A. Ali et al. · 3 Jul 2013

The East African Orogen, extending from southern Israel, Sinai and Jordan in the north to Mozambique and Madagascar in the south, is the world́s largest Neoproterozoic to Cambrian orogenic complex. It comprises a collage of individual oceanic domains and continental fragments between the Archean Sahara-Congo-Kalahari Cratons in the west and Neoproterozoic India in the east.…

Journal of African Earth Sciences template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Journal of African Earth Sciences format?
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What reference style does Journal of African Earth Sciences use?
Journal of African Earth Sciences uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of African Earth Sciences, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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Who publishes Journal of African Earth Sciences?
Journal of African Earth Sciences is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Journal of African Earth Sciences template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
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