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Journal of Earth Science Template

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About the Journal of Earth Science format

Journal of Earth Science is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

PublisherSpringer Nature
Reference styleSuperscript numbered (Nature)
Superscript — small raised numerals in the text
1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Journal of Earth Science 12, 45–58 (2023).

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Publishes research inGeological and Geochemical Analysis earthquake and tectonic studies Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping High-pressure geophysics and materials
ISSN1674-487X
Citation impact (2-yr)4.13
h-index57
i10-index1,019
Total citations28,980
Article processing charge$2,890
Top institutions publishing hereChina University of Geosciences
Journal websitewww.springer.com
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Papers published in Journal of Earth Science per year

107
2014
98
2015
104
2016
126
2017
197
2018
105
2019
87
2020
116
2021
137
2022
160
2023
190
2024
218
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Earth Science by publication year

1.8K
2014
1.4K
2015
2K
2016
2.1K
2017
2.1K
2018
1.8K
2019
1.5K
2020
2K
2021
1.7K
2022
2K
2023
1.3K
2024
755
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Earth Science

Geological Evidence for the Operation of Plate Tectonics throughout the Archean: Records from Archean Paleo-Plate Boundaries

Timothy Kusky, Brian F. Windley, Ali Polat · 1 Dec 2018

Plate tectonics describes the horizontal motion of rigid lithospheric plates away from midoceanic ridges and parallel to transforms, towards deep-sea trenches, where the oceanic lithosphere is subducted into the mantle. This process is the surface expression of modern-day heat loss from Earth. One of the biggest questions in Geosciences today is “when did plate tectonics…

Proto-South China Sea Plate Tectonics Using Subducted Slab Constraints from Tomography

Jonny Wu, John Suppe · 8 Dec 2017

The past size and location of the hypothesized proto-South China Sea vanished ocean basin has important plate-tectonic implications for Southeast Asia since the Mesozoic. Here we present new details on proto-South China Sea paleogeography using mapped and unfolded slabs from tomography. Mapped slabs included: the Eurasia-South China Sea slab subducting at the Manila trench; the…

Journal of Earth Science template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Earth Science use?
Journal of Earth Science uses Superscript numbered (Nature) references, shown as superscript numerals in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Journal of Earth Science 12, 45–58 (2023).
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