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Landslides Runout: Recent Perspectives and Advances
edited by , Alessia Giarola, Stella Maris Moreiras and Roberto J. Marin
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7368 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslides; runout; landslides hazard; landslides risk; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Applied Geophysics for Geohazards Investigations
edited by , and Mohammed Farfour
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5476 | Submission Open
Keywords: applied geophysics; geohazards; electromagnetics; seismic; geoelectric; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Geochemistry in the Development of Geothermal Resources submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4678 | Submission Open
Keywords: geothermal energy; geochemical analysis; fluid chemistry; isotopic composition; geothermal fluids; rock geochemistry; alteration minerals; geothermal reservoirs
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: “Sedimentology and Stratigraphy” submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2596 | 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)
Navigating Hydrological Challenges in a Changing Climate: Lessons and Innovations submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2183 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrology; climate change; water resources; machine learning; artificial intelligence; water quality; extreme events
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
Challenges and Research Trends of Geoheritage and Geoconservation submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2125 | 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)
Insights in Planetary Geology
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1849 | Submission Open
Keywords: planetary geology; meteorites; analogues; machine learning; NEO; astrobiology; returned samples
Socioeconomic Resilience to Climate Change in Coastal Regions submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1644 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience to climate change; coastal geomorphology; storm pattern prediction; stability of rocky cliffs; shore erosion; infrastructure in coastal areas
Petrophysical and Mechanical Properties in Geoheritage and Geosites
edited by , Eduardo Antonio Gomes Marques and Emilio Velloso Barroso
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 450 | 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, and Zi Ying
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 151 | 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 and Ion Francovschi
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | 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 , Qiannan Xu, and Xiaoqi Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 384 | 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
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineralogy; crystallography; mineral chemistry; solid solutions; silicate minerals; non-silicate minerals; new minerals; applied mineralogy; economic geology; geobiology
Advances in Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical and Biochemical (THMBC) Characterization and Modelling of Unsaturated Soils
edited by , Dunja Perić and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: unsaturated soils; hydro-mechanical; thermo-hydro-mechanical; and biochemical characterization; hydro-mechanical; thermo-hydro-mechanical; and biochemical modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)
Isotope Geochemistry: Latest Developments and Applications for Geosciences
edited by William M. White
submission deadline 24 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5088 | Submission Open
Keywords: isotope geochemistry; geochronology; isotope analysis; crust– mantle evolution; critical zone processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)
Geoarchaeology and Geochronology in Quaternary Contexts submission deadline 24 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open
Keywords: Pleistocene; Holocene; Paleolithic; late prehistory; chronometric methods; geomorphology
Advancing Earthquake Forecasting: Integrating Physics-Based and Statistical Approaches submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2441 | Submission Open
Keywords: stochastic modeling; earthquake forecasting; probabilistic forecasting; time series analysis; earthquake physics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Advanced Development in Geotechnical Engineering and Rock Engineering from a Sustainable Perspective
edited by , Wen Nie and Junlong Shang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1646 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable geotechnical engineering; rock fracture mechanics; deep excavation; construction safety; environmental impact assessment; economic analysis; sustainable infrastructure
Advances in Analytical Chemistry for Mineralogical and Environmental Studies
edited by and Daniel Kamiński
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open
Keywords: geochemistry; crystalochemistry; mineralogy; environmental sciences; recultivation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)
Advances in Geostatistical and Stochastic Modeling for Groundwater Resources Assessment and Management submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater; underground resources; geostatistics; spatial statistics; stochastic modeling; assessment; probabilistic methods; inverse modeling; resources management; resources exploitation; uncertainty; sensitivity analysis; space– time geostatistics
Advanced Studies in Hydrogeology: Making the Invisible Visible
edited by , , Amina Kassou and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 236 | 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
Advancements in Post-Earthquake Landslide Deformation Studies: Mechanisms, Monitoring, and Mitigation submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: post-seismic landslides; co-seismic landslides; landslide monitoring; InSAR; GB-SAR; UAV; LiDAR; satellite remote sensing; long-term deformation; risk mitigation; landscape recovery
Landslide Dynamics and Analysis: From the State of the Art to New Perspectives submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslide detection and monitoring; landslide risk assessment; remote sensing techniques; in situ measurements; big data management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Research on Quaternary Stratigraphy and Paleogeography
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: quaternary; geomorphology; stratigraphy; chronology; sedimentology; malacology; palynology; surface development
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Geohazard Prevention
edited by , Alexandru Aldea and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11521 | Submission Open
Keywords: geotechnical earthquake engineering; geohazard prevention; landslides; earthquakes; soil liquefaction; soil investigation; risk assessment; design codes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “New Horizons in Geophysics: From Theory to Applications” submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7183 | 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)
The Tectonic Origins of Sedimentary Basins: Provenance and Evolution Across Geological Time
edited by , , , Lucia Marinangeli and Francesco Brozzetti
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5132 | 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)
Circular Economy in Energy Extraction: Geological Insights and Innovations
edited by and James J. Sheng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2994 | Submission Open
Keywords: geological hydrogen (natural H2); subsurface H2 production and storage; geothermal energy; carbon capture; utilization; and storage (CCUS); sustainable resource extraction; low-impact mining; circular economy in energy production; lithium and critical mineral recovery; geoscience innovations in clean energy
Disaster Mitigation Structures for Tsunamis, Floods, and Scour Countermeasures
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2226 | 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
Landslides: The Contribution of Multi-Source Multi-Temporal Data for Monitoring, Analysis and Risk Mitigation
edited by , , Wenbing Yu, Dario Peduto, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslides; risk; hazard; susceptibility; vulnerability; monitoring; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Geosciences, Development and Sustainability: Africa and Europe Together
edited by , Sónia Victória, , , and Nelson Rodrigues
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: Africa– Europe partnerships in geosciences; geological resources; geodiversity and geoconservation; deterioration and development of natural environments; earth sciences for safe land occupation; geological knowledge and human development
Restoring and Protecting Coasts with Nature-Based Solutions submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal green infrastructure; sustainability; climate change; ecosystem services; coastal vulnerability; coastal resilience; climate adaptation; ecosystem-based management; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate and Environment)
Soil Geochemistry submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil geochemistry; soil contamination; soil formation processes; soil degradation; soil– sediment relationship; soil erosion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)
In Situ Data on Snow and Sea Ice in Polar Regions
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: in situ data inventories; snow; sea ice; UAV; cameras; harmonization; measurement campaigns
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cryosphere)
Mesozoic-Palaeogene Hyperthermal Events
edited by Xiumian Hu, David B. Kemp and Yiwei Xu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperthermal events; mesozoic; palaeogene; carbon cycle; paleoclimate reconstruction; biotic crises; geochemical proxies; earth system modeling; greenhouse climate dynamics; sedimentology and stratigraphy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology)
Earthquake Hazard Modelling
edited by Cristiano Fidani, Pan Xiong and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3315 | 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)
Mechanical Behavior of Critical Geo-Materials and Landslide Evolution Processes
edited by , , Qinwen Tan and Xuexue Su
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslide evolution; geo-material mechanics; multi-field coupling; rate-dependent strength; hydromechanical interaction; progressive failure; risk prediction; numerical modeling; field experiments  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)
Integrating Geomorphological and Hydrological Insights for Flood Risk Assessment submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open
Keywords: flood risk assessment; geomorphology; hydrology; sediment transport; floodplain dynamics; hydrological modeling; remote sensing; climate change; GIS; catchment management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
Advanced Studies in Applied Structural Geology and Tectonics submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 95 | 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; seismic hazard assessment; structural mapping; applied tectonics; tectonic control
AI and Machine Learning in Hydrogeology
edited by , Chaojie Cheng and Linqi Zhu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 802 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resource management; surface hydrology; subsurface energy; forward modeling; inverse modeling; uncertainty quantification; deep learning; explainable AI
The Application of Accessory Mineral Geochemistry in Ore Deposit Studies
edited by , and Youyue Lu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open
Keywords: Cu-Au deposits; rare metal deposits; W-Sn deposits; geochemical prospecting; ore deposit geochemistry; apatite geochemistry; tourmaline geochemistry; monazite geochemistry; in situ mineral microanalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)
New Trends in Numerical Methods in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical methods; rock mechanics; rock engineering; advanced numerical frameworks; AI/ML-assisted simulations; high-performance computing and parallel techniques; multi-scale and multi-physics methods; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)
New Trends in Numerical Modeling of Fractures in Porous Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: fracture; multiphysical coupling; porous media; fluid flow; discrete fracture networks; heterogeneity; microstructure; geoenergy; geomechanics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)
Earthquake Geology of Plate Margins and Plate Interiors: Integrating Classical Methods with New Approaches
edited by , Chittenipattu P. Rajendran and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26452 | 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: Natural Hazards submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10050 | 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)
Linking Climate Change to Hydrological Dynamics and Water Resource Management submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; hydrological processes; water resource management; water governance; hydrological modeling; groundwater– surface water interactions; precipitation variability; floods and droughts; catchment hydrology; climate adaptation
Lithospheric Heterogeneity Across (Pre-)Phanerozoic Orogens: From Late Cadomian and Cenerian to Alpine Accretion submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: Avalonian– Cadomian stage; Cenerian orogeny; Variscan orogeny; Alpine orogeny; detrital zircons; structural overprinting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Geology and Tectonics)
Isotope Geochemistry: New Techniques and Applications
edited by Da Wang, Linda Godfrey and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiogenic isotopes; stable isotopes; redox; fluids; metallogenesis; ores; atmospheric evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)
New Trends in Numerical Methods in Rock Mechanics
edited by Xiangchao Shi, Zetian Zhang and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical methods; rock mechanics; computational techniques; geotechnical engineering; petroleum reservoirs; simulation and modeling; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)
Hydrodynamic Modeling and Observational Techniques in Coastal and Estuarine Regions
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal hydrodynamics; material transport; numerical modeling; coastal observations; nearshore dynamics; sediment transport; fluid– structure interaction; estuarine and coastal zones; offshore dynamics; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)
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