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Sustainable Development of Rock and Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Fanzhen Meng

, Zhanguo Xiu and Feili Wang

submission deadline 27 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep rock engineering; including field monitoring; new test apparatus; method and theory; geothermal energy recovery related topics; such as T-M; T-H-M; and T-H-M-C of rock; rock dynamic related topics such as rockburst and induced seismicity; large-scale rock slope stability; such as the bank slope of reservoir; rock slope of open pit mine; CCUS related topics such as caprock stability; fault reactivation; other topics that are closely related to the sustainable development of Rock mechanics and rock engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)

The Tectonic Origins of Sedimentary Basins: Provenance and Evolution Across Geological Time

edited by

Anna Chiara Tangari

Daniele Cirillo

Emilia Le Pera

, Lucia Marinangeli and Francesco Brozzetti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2092 | Submission Open

Keywords: sedimentary basins; provenance; sediment erosion and transport; paleogeography and paleoclimatology; stratigraphy and tectono-stratigraphy; sedimentary petrography; mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks; three-dimensional geological modeling; tectonics; geo-hazards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology)

Geoarchaeology and Geochronology in Quaternary Contexts

edited by

David Álvarez-Alonso

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1215 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pleistocene; Holocene; Paleolithic; late prehistory; chronometric methods; geomorphology

Remote Sensing Monitoring of Geomorphological Hazards

edited by

Saverio Romeo

Francesco Mugnai

Mauro Bonasera

, Roberta Bonì and

Ciro Cerrone

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10831 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering geology; remote sensing; geomorphology; geomatics; natural hazards; monitoring; InSAR; LiDAR; imaging; photogrammetry; digital image iorrelation; hazard assessment and monitoring; early warning system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Zircon U-Pb Geochronology Applied to Tectonics and Ore Deposits

edited by

Khin Zaw

Charles Makoundi

and Jillian Aira S. Gabo-Ratio

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4400 | Submission Open

Keywords: zircon U– Pb geochronology; tectonics; magmatic events; geological history; plate tectonics; ore deposits; metallogeny

Geophysical Inversion

edited by

Yangkang Chen

Ziyi Yin

and Xiaolong Wei

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2525 | Submission Open

Keywords: inverse problems; uncertainty quantification; imaging and inversion; scientific machine learning; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)

Disaster Mitigation Structures for Tsunamis, Floods, and Scour Countermeasures

edited by

Norio Tanaka

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural hazards; scour countermeasures for levees and disaster mitigation systems; levee breaching; hybrid defense systems; infrastructure resilience; vegetation management for increasing tsunami mitigation function in coastal zones; ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR); green infrastructure

Isotope Geochemistry: Latest Developments and Applications for Geosciences

edited by William M. White

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1729 | Submission Open

Keywords: isotope geochemistry; geochronology; isotope analysis; crust– mantle evolution; critical zone processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)

Advancing Earthquake Forecasting: Integrating Physics-Based and Statistical Approaches

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 635 | Submission Open

Keywords: stochastic modeling; earthquake forecasting; probabilistic forecasting; time series analysis; earthquake physics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Geodynamic Models Resulting from the Joint Interpretation of Structural Geology and Geophysics Investigations

edited by

Franco Marco Elter

Federico Mantovani

and Marcello Viti

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical data and their analysis; field geology data and their analysis; constraints provided by deep drilling data; geodynamic models’ acquisition and development; seismicity and seismotectonics; active faulting; palaeoseismology; and seismic hazards; tectonic geomorphology and geological hazards; geothermics and rheology of the lithosphere; space geodesy and plate kinematics; formation and occurrence of ore; coal; and hydrocarbon deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)

Earth Observation by GNSS and GIS Techniques

edited by

Aggeliki Kyriou

Lia Bárbara Cunha Barata Duarte

and

Christos Pikridas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17160 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; GIS; GNSS; remote sensing; soft computing methods

Advanced Studies in Structural Geology: The Role of Tectonics on Applied Geology Αspects

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14418 | Submission Open

Keywords: faults/fault zones; fault-induced slope failures; underground aquifers; fracture frequency; rock mass rating; fault rupture hazard; hydrocarbons trap and migration; constructions foundations; tunnelling; tectonically controlled ore deposits; hazard mitigation

Petroleum Geochemistry of South Atlantic Sedimentary Basins

edited by

Gabriel Barberes

Ana Luiza Spadano Albuquerque

, Igor Martins Venancio Padilha de Oliveira,

Rui Pena Dos Reis

André Luiz Silva Pestilho

and

André Durante Spigolon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6530 | Submission Open

Keywords: petroleum system; geochemistry; South Atlantic Basins; sedimentary basins; conjugate margins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)

Integrated Approaches with Seismic Techniques to Investigate Landslide Areas

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3530 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; applied geophysics; applied seismology; engineering geology; geotechnics; landslide monitoring; landslide characterisation; seismic monitoring; seismic investigations; site effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)

Geochronology and Chemostratigraphy of Quaternary Environment

edited by

Zoltán Kern

and

György Sipos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2826 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical ages; radiometric methods; radiogenic methods; annual increments; age-depth modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)

Earthquake Hazard Modelling

edited by Cristiano Fidani, Pan Xiong and

Serena D'Arcangelo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2755 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic hazard modeling; machine learning; ground motion modeling; site response characterization; earthquake forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Pliocene Studies in Paleobiology, Paleoenvironment and Paleoclimate

edited by

Harry Dowsett

, Rocío Paola Caballero-Gill and Lina C. Pérez-Angel

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2248 | Submission Open

Keywords: pliocene; climate change; climate dynamics; geochemistry; paleontology; paleobiology; paleoclimate; paleoenvironment; paleoceanography; DEIA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology)

Advances in Structural Geology: From Deformational Processes to Geo-Resource Exploration

edited by Chiara Montemagni,

Martina Zucchi

and

Giovanni Luca Cardello

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1540 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural geology; deformation; microstructural analyses; tectonic evolution; geochronology; fluid– rock interaction; syn-tectonic mineralization; geo-resources; remote sensing

Seismic and Aseismic Deformation in the Brittle Crust

edited by Alexandre Canitano and

Andreas Karakonstantis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1097 | Submission Open

Keywords: brittle deformation; seismic– aseismic slip partitioning; stress interactions; pore fluid diffusion; fault rheology

Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction of Socio-Environmental Relationships in the Late Quaternary

edited by Sándor Gulyás and Katarina Botić

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental records; past climate change and human adaptation; human– environment relationship; environmental archaeology; paleoecology; geoarchaeology

Structural Analysis in Volcanic Areas: Towards a Multidisciplinary Approach and Small- to Large-Scale Observations

edited by

Stefano Urbani

and

Stefano Vitale

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: magma transport; hydrothermal fluids migration; geothermal exploration; dyke propagation; analogue modelling; sill emplacement; rift propagation; caldera; volcano collapse; fracture; structural geology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Geology and Tectonics)

Earth Stress and Subsurface Geoengineering

edited by

Maurice B. Dusseault

and Ali Yaghoubi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 641 | Submission Open

Keywords: tectonic stress; subsurface geoengineering; seismic hazard assessment; reservoir-induced seismicity; geomechanical modelling; underground injection techniques; fault reactivation; subsurface stress redistribution; borehole stability; interdisciplinary geosciences; mining

Advances in Paleontology and Classification Methods: From Descriptive Taxonomy to Virtual Imaging and 3D Modelling

edited by

Domenico Ridente

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open

Keywords: fossils; evolution; history of life; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology)

Discerning Between Tectonic and Climatic Forcing in Landscape Evolution

edited by

Andrea Sembroni

submission deadline 8 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 723 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; landscape evolution; topography; landslides; geohazards; surface uplift; active tectonics; fluvial morphometry; erosion processes

Landslide Susceptibility Mapping, Hazard Assessment and Risk Evaluation

edited by Prabin Kayastha

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslide susceptibility mapping; landslide hazard assessment; landslide risk evaluation; landslide vulnerability; disaster management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Hydrological Processes and Climate Change in Eurasia

edited by

Olga Makarieva

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological processes; mathematical modelling; climate change; hazards; cryosphere; Eurasia

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Advances in Studies of DGSDs and Lateral Spreads

edited by

and

submission deadline 12 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 1332 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-seated gravitational slope deformation; lateral spread; large landslide; geomorphology; geo-hazard; remote sensing; landslide mapping; coastal landslide

Seismology of the Dynamic Deep Earth

edited by Jonathan Wolf, Edward Garnero and Samantha E. Hansen

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2655 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep Earth; core; sublithospheric mantle; Earth structure; Earth dynamics; Earth history; core– mantle boundary; outer core; seismic imaging

Earthquake Geology of Plate Margins and Plate Interiors: Integrating Classical Methods with New Approaches

edited by

Riccardo Caputo

, Chittenipattu P. Rajendran and

Tejpal Singh

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15905 | Submission Open

Keywords: active faults; tectonic geomorphology; earthquake geology; paleoseismology; surface deformation; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: "Trends and Prospects in Geoheritage, Geoparks, and Geotourism"

edited by

Karoly Nemeth

Marilena Cozzolino

and

António Vieira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7285 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoheritage and geoparks; sustainable geotourism; geoconservation; geological features; geodiversity; geoethics; archaeological prospections; heritage preservation; cultural landscapes; geohazard resilience; field survey techniques; geospatial modeling; data visualization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism)

Digging Deeper: Insights and Innovations in Rock Mechanics

edited by

Gessica Umili

and

Chiara Caselle

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; rock mass; laboratory testing; geomechanical survey; digital twin; numerical modeling; tunnel; statistical analysis

Advancing Groundwater Sustainability: Integrated Risk Assessment and Management Strategies

edited by

Arina Khan

and

Haris Hasan Khan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater sustainability; hydrogeological risk assessment; numerical modelling; remote sensing; GIS applications in hydrology; managed aquifer recharge; groundwater contamination; climate change impacts; water resource management; policy and governance

Arctic Geoarchaeology and Environmental Archaeology

edited by

Najat Bhiry

Émilie Gauthier

and

Dominique Todisco

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13615 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-environment relationship; geoarchaeology; environmental archaeology; landscape archaeology; site taphonomy; archaeometry; Arctic and Subarctic; climate change

Landslides Runout: Recent Perspectives and Advances

edited by

Massimiliano Bordoni

, Alessia Giarola, Stella Maris Moreiras and Roberto J. Marin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4173 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; runout; landslides hazard; landslides risk; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “New Horizons in Geophysics: From Theory to Applications”

edited by

Luciano Telesca

Lev V. Eppelbaum

and

Georgios Balasis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3062 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquakes; volcanoes; rainfall; tornado; tsunamis; geomagnetic storms; risk assessment; forecasting and early warning; satellite observations and applications; geological data analysis and modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)

Geochemistry in the Development of Geothermal Resources

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2988 | Submission Open

Keywords: geothermal energy; geochemical analysis; fluid chemistry; isotopic composition; geothermal fluids; rock geochemistry; alteration minerals; geothermal reservoirs

Applied Geophysics for Geohazards Investigations

edited by

Nikos Economou

Maksim Bano

and Mohammed Farfour

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2066 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied geophysics; geohazards; electromagnetics; seismic; geoelectric; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Natural Hazards

edited by

Dimitrios Nikolopoulos

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1768 | Submission Open

Keywords: hazard assessment; risk mitigation; emergency response; forecasting techniques; post-disaster recovery; in situ instrumentation; remote sensing; hazard modeling; geological hazards; environmental hazards; resilience strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Socioeconomic Resilience to Climate Change in Coastal Regions

edited by

Marco Delle Rose

and

Corrado Fidelibus

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience to climate change; coastal geomorphology; storm pattern prediction; stability of rocky cliffs; shore erosion; infrastructure in coastal areas

Navigating Hydrological Challenges in a Changing Climate: Lessons and Innovations

edited by

Haksu Lee

Minxue He

and

Seong Jin Noh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 616 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrology; climate change; water resources; machine learning; artificial intelligence; water quality; extreme events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: “Sedimentology and Stratigraphy”

edited by

Roberta Somma

and

Sabatino Ciarcia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: sediment composition; texture; and structure; contamination of modern sediments; sedimentary structures; facies analysis; depositional systems; sequence stratigraphy; basin analysis; paleoenvironments; palaeoclimate; stratigraphic correlation; lithostratigraphy; biostratigraphy; geochronology; chronostratigraphy; magnetostratigraphy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology)

Insights in Planetary Geology

edited by

Paola Manzari

and

Maria Pedone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary geology; meteorites; analogues; machine learning; NEO; astrobiology; returned samples

Challenges and Research Trends of Geoheritage and Geoconservation

edited by

Eva Pescatore

and

Salvatore Ivo Giano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoheritage; geoconservation; geodiversity; geoeducation; geotourism; sustainable management; GIS; remote sensing; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism)

Petrophysical and Mechanical Properties in Geoheritage and Geosites

edited by

Gioacchino Francesco Andriani

, Eduardo Antonio Gomes Marques and Emilio Velloso Barroso

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: petrophysical properties; mechanical properties; geoheritage and geosites; preservation and conservation; protection; stability; promotion; design and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism)

Geoinfrastructure: A Comprehensive Review of Current Trends, Challenges and Future Perspectives

edited by Yongfeng Deng,

Feng Zhou

and Zi Ying

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomaterial behavior; geoinfrastructure; long-term performance; countermeasure of climate change; environmental effect; soil and structure interaction; Multi3 (phase; filed and sacle) analysis; disaster prevention; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)

Detrital Minerals Geochronology and Sedimentary Provenance

edited by

Leonid Shumlyanskyy

and Ion Francovschi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: detrital minerals; authigenic minerals; isotope dating; maximum depositional age; sedimentary provenance; alteration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology)

Long-Term Signature of Carbon Cycle in Marine Systems: Evidence from Geochemistry

edited by

Simon C. George

, Qiannan Xu,

Lian Jiang

and Xiaoqi Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: paleoclimate; paleo oceanic condition; organic carbon accumulation; biomarkers; terrigenous element transportation; multiple geological depostional process; microbiology in extreme environments; inorganic and organic carbon isotopes

Latest Developments in Mineralogy

edited by

Paul Alexandre

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineralogy; crystallography; mineral chemistry; solid solutions; silicate minerals; non-silicate minerals; new minerals; applied mineralogy; economic geology; geobiology

Advanced Development in Geotechnical Engineering and Rock Engineering from a Sustainable Perspective

edited by

Jianping Sun

, Wen Nie and Junlong Shang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable geotechnical engineering; rock fracture mechanics; deep excavation; construction safety; environmental impact assessment; economic analysis; sustainable infrastructure

Advanced Studies in Hydrogeology: Making the Invisible Visible

edited by

Ali Essahlaoui

Anton Van Rompaey

, Amina Kassou and

Meriame Mohajane

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater; water quality; aquifer vulnerability; climate change; water stress; natural hazards; geomatics; machine learning; artificial intelligence; hydrogeological modelling; water resources monitoring; remote sensing

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