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The Journal of African Earth Sciences sees itself as the prime geological journal for all aspects of the Earth Sciences about the African plate. Papers dealing with peripheral areas are welcome if they demonstrate a tight link with Africa.

The Journal publishes high quality, peer-reviewed …

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Articles

Hongwei Sun, ... Wenlong Tang
May 2024
Driss Sadkaoui, ... Paul Sestras
May 2024View PDF
Basua Afanga Archelaus Emmanuel, ... Nformidah Ndah Siggy Signe
May 2024
Onja Eric Mario Rafenoarisoa, ... Serge Brouyère
May 2024
Samuel Chibuzor Umeh, Luis A. Gil-Alana
May 2024View PDF
Youssef Bammou, ... Sezai Ercişli
May 2024View PDF
Amira Zrelli, ... Mohamed Hedi Inoubli
May 2024

Calls for papers

Great debates on African Geology

Guest editors: Ameha Muluneh, Robert Bussert, Zakaria Hamimi
This special issue is for invited authors only.  The African continent records more than 3 billion years of Earth´s history and is therefore a key to unravelling important developments of our planet. Advances in a variety of geological and …
Submission deadline: 31 December 2024

Geology of Malawi

Guest editors: Thomas Fullgraf, Robert James Thomas, Steven Boger - Submission deadline: 1 December 2024
The Special Issue “the Geology of Malawi” documents results of the French-funded “Geological Mapping and Mineral Resources Program” (GEMMAP) which ran from 2016-2022. It was carried out by a consortium of the French (BRGM), Finish (GTK) and South …

The Legacy of Africa in Advancing the Geological Sciences Worldwide

Guest editors: Barbara Tewksbury, Atalay Ayele, Youssef Driouch, Benjamin Mapani, Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe Submission deadline: 1 July 2023
Research in Africa over the past half century has resulted in fundamental advances in the geological sciences that have had worldwide implications for understanding geologic processes and Earth history. This Special Issue will be a collection of …

Special issues and article collections

Meteorites and Impact Craters in Africa and the Middle East

Edited by Bassem S. Nabawy, Hasnaa Chennaoui, Roger L. Gibson
3 July 2023

Geology of Malawi

Edited by Thomas Fullgraf, Robert J. Thomas, Steven Boger
3 July 2023

The Legacy of Africa in Advancing the Geological Science Worldwide

Edited by Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College, Atalay Ayele, Addis Ababa University, Youssef Driouch, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Benjamin Mapani, University of Namibia, Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe, Missouri University of Science and Technology
13 April 2023

Advances in integrated basin and hinterland studies: the Central Atlantic and Atlasic domains of North Africa (A tribute to Luc Bulot)

Edited by Remi Charton, Pierre-Olivier Bruna, Jonathan Redfern, Mohamed Nahim, Mohamed Soussi
6 March 2023