Geohazards and the Role of Near-Surface Geophysics

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a call for papers for this Special Issue titled “Geohazards and the Role of Near-Surface Geophysics.” We aim to gather contributions that showcase the latest advances in the geophysical characterization of the near-surface environment with a focus on its relevance to a broad range of natural geohazards.

We encourage submissions that explore the role of near-surface geophysics in understanding, assessing, and mitigating multiple types of geohazards, including but not limited to earthquakes, floods, landslides, subsidence, and other environmental threats. A key objective is to demonstrate how applied geophysics can provide detailed, non-invasive characterization of shallow subsurface properties across different hazard contexts.

We welcome studies that present innovative geophysical approaches for estimating geotechnical and hydrogeological parameters by integrating multiple datasets, improving established techniques, and developing new methodologies. Contributions may focus on extracting key physical parameters—such as shear-wave velocity, resistivity, porosity, or saturation—that are critical for geohazard evaluation.

Manuscripts highlighting novel inversion strategies, data integration techniques, numerical simulations, and especially real-world case studies with clear practical implications are encouraged. Authors are invited to clearly outline the innovative aspects of their work and explicitly describe their methodology and findings.

We look forward to receiving your manuscripts.

Dr. Federico Da Col
Dr. Binbin Mi
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. GeoHazards is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.