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Geobiology Template

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About the Geobiology format

Geobiology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research. Over its lifetime it has published 1,156 papers, which have received 45,119 citations.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Geobiology 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
ISSN1472-4669
Citation impact (2-yr)2.3
h-index107
i10-index707
Article processing charge$4,430
Top institutions publishing herePlanetary Science Institute
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Geobiology per year

54
2014
55
2015
57
2016
51
2017
66
2018
52
2019
56
2020
65
2021
64
2022
48
2023
55
2024
44
2025

Citation impact of Geobiology by publication year

2.1K
2014
1.8K
2015
2.5K
2016
1.6K
2017
1.8K
2018
1.2K
2019
1.4K
2020
877
2021
758
2022
363
2023
181
2024
69
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Geobiology

Exopolymeric substances of sulfate‐reducing bacteria: Interactions with calcium at alkaline pH and implication for formation of carbonate minerals

Olivier Braissant, Alan W. Decho, Christophe Dupraz et al. · 6 Aug 2007

ABSTRACT Sulfate‐reducing bacteria (SRB) have been recognized as key players in the precipitation of calcium carbonate in lithifying microbial communities. These bacteria increase the alkalinity by reducing sulfate ions, and consuming organic acids. SRB also produce copious amounts of exopolymeric substances (EPS). All of these processes influence the morphology and mineralogy of the carbonate minerals.…

Serpentinization as a source of energy at the origin of life

Michael J. Russell, A. J. Hall, William Martin · 21 Jun 2010

For life to have emerged from CO₂, rocks, and water on the early Earth, a sustained source of chemically transducible energy was essential. The serpentinization process is emerging as an increasingly likely source of that energy. Serpentinization of ultramafic crust would have continuously supplied hydrogen, methane, minor formate, and ammonia, as well as calcium and…

Towards a consistent classification scheme for geochemical environments, or, why we wish the term ‘suboxic’ would go away

Donald E. Canfield, Bo Thamdrup · 11 Aug 2009

It is our opinion that the nomenclature used to define geochemical environments is inconsistent and confusing, and in particular the use and meaning of the term 'suboxic', which is widely applied in the geochemical and ecological literature. Our purpose here is to review the redox zonation of natural systems and the nomenclature used to designate…

Geological and trace element evidence for a marine sedimentary environment of deposition and biogenicity of 3.45 Ga stromatolitic carbonates in the Pilbara Craton, and support for a reducing Archaean ocean

Martin J. Van Kranendonk, Gregory E. Webb, Balz S. Kamber · 1 Oct 2003

ABSTRACT Bedded carbonate rocks from the 3.45 Ga Warrawoona Group, Pilbara Craton, contain structures that have been regarded either as the oldest known stromatolites or as abiotic hydrothermal deposits. We present new field and petrological observations and high‐precision REE + Y data from the carbonates in order to test the origin of the deposits. Trace…

Oceanic oxygenation events in the anoxic Ediacaran ocean

Swapan Sahoo, Noah J. Planavsky, Ganqing Jiang et al. · 30 Mar 2016

The ocean-atmosphere system is typically envisioned to have gone through a unidirectional oxygenation with significant oxygen increases in the earliest (ca. 635 Ma), middle (ca. 580 Ma), or late (ca. 560 Ma) Ediacaran Period. However, temporally discontinuous geochemical data and the patchy metazoan fossil record have been inadequate to chart the details of Ediacaran ocean…

Geobiology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Geobiology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Geobiology template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Geobiology use?
Geobiology uses Author–year (Chicago) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Geobiology 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Geobiology?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready Geobiology document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Geobiology template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Geobiology format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is Geobiology?
Wiley journal (USG class). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Wiley.
Can I export a submission-ready Geobiology PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Geobiology template (the USG class) that is ready to submit to Wiley, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Geobiology template cost?
You can start writing in the Geobiology template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Geobiology PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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