Geosciences

Advancing Earthquake Forecasting: Integrating Physics-Based and Statistical Approaches

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8207 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Landslides: The Contribution of Multi-Source Multi-Temporal Data for Monitoring, Analysis and Risk Mitigation

edited by

Taorui Zeng

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Kunlong Yin

, Wenbing Yu, Dario Peduto,

Linfeng Wang

and

Zizheng Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2706 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; risk; hazard; susceptibility; vulnerability; monitoring; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Advances in Environmental Seismology: Methods, Applications, and Case Studies

edited by

Guido Maria Adinolfi

and Leonardo Colavitti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1783 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental seismology; seismic monitoring of earth system processes; interdisciplinary geophysical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)

Passive Seismic Exploration: Advances, Applications, and Future Perspectives

edited by

John McBride

and Stephen Tracy Nelson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive seismic exploration; geological hazards; surface-wave inversion; microseismic monitoring; seismic tomography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)

Rockfall Phenomena: Geomorphological Processes, Hazards, and Mitigation

edited by

Enrico Miccadei

and

Giorgio Paglia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: rockfall dynamics and mechanisms; geomorphological mapping; remote sensing and GIS analysis; rockfall susceptibility analysis; rockfall modelling and monitoring; hazard and risk assessment; remedial or preventive measures; sustainable territorial planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Plate Tectonics and Processes of Subduction Zones

edited by

Toru Takeshita

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: plate tectonics; processes of subduction zones; subduction initiation; subduction interface; ridge subduction; rheological properties in rocks and minerals

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

New Trends in Numerical Methods in Rock Mechanics

edited by Xiangchao Shi, Zetian Zhang and

Daobing Wang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4249 | 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)

Challenges and Research Trends of Geoheritage and Geoconservation

edited by

Eva Pescatore

and

Salvatore Ivo Giano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19587 | 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)

Mechanical Behavior of Critical Geo-Materials and Landslide Evolution Processes

edited by

Shu Zhang

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Shuangfeng Guo

, Qinwen Tan and Xuexue Su

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4548 | 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)

Advanced Studies in Applied Structural Geology and Tectonics

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submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1954 | 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

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

Advances in Earthquake Hazard Assessment and Seismic Risk Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Davorin Penava

and

Snježana Markušić

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1832 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic hazard assessment; earthquake engineering; seismic risk mitigation; ground motion modelling; structural vulnerability; probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA); historical buildings and cultural heritage; fragility curves; post-earthquake damage assessment; urban seismic resilience

Rhizoliths in Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction

edited by

Emmanouil Manoutsoglou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1634 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizoliths; paleoenvironmental reconstruction; terrestrial paleoclimate; root fossils; biomineralization; isotope geochemistry; paleosol analysis

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

Advances in Geostatistical and Stochastic Modeling for Groundwater Resources Assessment and Management

edited by

Massimiliano Schiavo

,

Valeria Todaro

,

Vanessa A. Godoy

,

Emmanouil Varouchakis

and

Marco D’Oria

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 858 | 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

Advancements in Post-Earthquake Landslide Deformation Studies: Mechanisms, Monitoring, and Mitigation

edited by

Ioannis Koukouvelas

and

Nicola Angelo Famiglietti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 756 | 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

Perspectives on Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimate, Palaeobiology and Sedimentary Records

edited by

Tadeusz Marek Peryt

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3249 | Submission Open

Keywords: sedimentology; palaeogeography; palaeoclimate; palaeobiology; reefs; phanerozoic; palaeoenvironments

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

Advanced Studies in Hydrogeology: Making the Invisible Visible

edited by

Ali Essahlaoui

,

Anton Van Rompaey

, Amina Kassou and

Meriame Mohajane

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2173 | 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

Earth Observation and Geodetic Techniques: Integration, Innovation, and Resilience

edited by

Jakub Szulwic

,

Katarzyna Bobkowska

,

Anna Lejpras

and

Jūratė Sužiedelytė-Visockienė

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: Earth Observation (EO); geodetic techniques; remote sensing; UAV and LiDAR mapping; photogrammetry; digital twins; spatial planning and governance; resilient communities; innovation ecosystems; sustainable regional development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)

Illuminating the Void: Advances in Geophysical Imaging of Caves and Karst Systems

edited by

John McBride

and Scott Ritter

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: karst; geophysics; seismic exploration; ground-penetrating radar; electrical methods; LiDAR imaging; 3D digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)

Advancing Groundwater Sustainability: Integrated Risk Assessment and Management Strategies

edited by

Arina Khan

and

Haris Hasan Khan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3635 | 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

Below the Surface: Groundwater, Mine Dewatering and Geotechnical Engineering in a Changing Climate

edited by

Dragoljub Bajić

, Dušan Polomčić,

Jana Štrbački

,

Zoran Berisavljević

and

Sanja Bajić

submission deadline 27 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater systems; climate change; mine dewatering; geotechnical engineering; applied mathematics; optimization; decision-making; machine learning; artificial intelligence; data-driven modeling; mining hydrogeology; pore pressure; slope stability; subsidence; groundwater–surface water interaction; numerical modeling; hydrogeochemistry; water resources management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Applied Geophysics for Geohazards Investigations

edited by

Nikos Economou

,

Maksim Bano

and Mohammed Farfour

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14487 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Advancements in Marine Geology: Underwater Exploration and Geophysical Insights

edited by Filippo Muccini,

Luca Cocchi

and

Camilla Palmiotto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4847 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine geology; seafloor spreading; hydrothermal system; submarine volcanism; plate tectonics; remotely operated vehicle; autonomous underwater vehicle; ocean geodiversity

Integrating Geomorphological and Hydrological Insights for Flood Risk Assessment

edited by

Saitis Giannis

and

Anna Karkani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4488 | 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)

Advancements in Geological Fluid Flow and Mechanical Properties

edited by Ernestos Sarris and

Elias Gravanis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4150 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 sequestration; hydrogen storage; geological multiphase flows; experimental rock mechanics; hydro-mechanical coupling; thermo-hydro-mechanical processes; fluid driven fracture propagation; petroleum geomechanics; sand production prediction; poroelasticity and poroelastoplasticity; machine learning in geosciences; geothermal systems

GIS, InSAR, and Deep Learning in Earth Hazard Monitoring

edited by

Yaning Yi

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Stratis Karantanellis

and Guangyu Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2824 | Submission Open

Keywords: geohazards; disaster monitoring; risk assessment; GIS; remote sensing; SAR/InSAR; deep learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Sedimentary Basins and Energy Resources

edited by

Wenbin Tang

, Anqing Chen, Wenqiang Tang and

Tao Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2572 | Submission Open

Keywords: sedimentary basin; depositional systems; petroleum geology; tight/shale oil and gas; geothermal resources; carbon capture and storage (CCS); structural geology; geochemical analysis; geochronology; paleoclimate archive

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

Linking Climate Change to Hydrological Dynamics and Water Resource Management

edited by

Dimitris Tigkas

,

Harris Vangelis

and

Nikolaos Proutsos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2446 | 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

edited by

Darko Spahić

and

Fabrizio Cocco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1219 | 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)

Advanced Studies in Rainfall-Induced Soil Degradation, Failure and Landslide Hazards

edited by Dengfei Zhang, Ping Li and

Mario Parise

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open

Keywords: rainfall-induced landslides; soil degradation and failure; runoff–infiltration partitioning; infiltration–groundwater interaction; hydro-mechanical coupling; physics-based early warning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Advanced Studies in Quaternary Stratigraphy and Paleogeography

edited by

Xinwen Xu

and Hui Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1134 | Submission Open

Keywords: quaternary stratigraphy; paleogeography; geochronology; sea-level change; paleoenvironments; climate change; landscape evolution; sedimentary processes; glacial geology; geomorphology

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

Hydrodynamic Modeling and Observational Techniques in Coastal and Estuarine Regions

edited by

Miaohua Mao

and

Xiaoteng Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1008 | 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)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Advancements in Hydrogeology

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeology; water resources; aquifers; contamination; chemical tracers; climate change; sustainability; groundwater recharge; fire-affected watersheds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hydrogeology)

Natural Hydrogen: From Generation Mechanisms to Exploration Advances

edited by

Isabelle Moretti

and

Alain Prinzhofer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural H2; subsurface generation; migration and trapping; exploration methods; reservoir characterization

Geomorphology, Geoheritage and Geotourism for Territorial Development

edited by

Javier Dóniz-Páez

and

Rafael Becerra-Ramírez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomorphology; geoheritage; geotourism; geoparks; geoethics; geoconservation; geomythology; natural hazards

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

Landslide Dynamics in the AI Era: From Hazard Assessment to Risk Mitigation

edited by

Huajin Li

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Yusen He

, Ran Tang and

Chuanhao Pu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); landslide risk assessment; predictive modeling; real-time monitoring systems; remote sensing; deep learning; numerical simulation; statistical modeling; disaster management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Seismic Multi‑Hazard Mitigation from Source to Satellite: Applications and Technological Development

edited by

Andreas Karakonstantis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-rate GNSS; seismogeodesy; earthquake early warning systems (EEWSs); monitoring; landslides; volcanoes; slow-slip events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Advances in Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources

edited by Dongyu Wu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional oil and gas; exploration and extraction; reservoir stimulation technologies; sustainable development; production methodologies; energy resource management; geological processes; reservoir characterization; subsurface fluid flow

Rockfall Hazards and Rock Mechanics: Advances in Forecasting, Modelling, Monitoring, and Mitigation

edited by

Maddalena Marchelli

and

Giulia Torsello

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: rockfall hazards; triggering factors; discontinuity networks; monitoring and remote sensing; hazard and risk assessment; mitigation measures design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)

Insights in Planetary Geology

edited by

Paola Manzari

and

Maria Pedone

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7276 | Submission Open

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

Soil Geochemistry

edited by

José Tasso Felix Guimarães

and

Wendel Valter Da Silveira Pereira

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3650 | 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)

Critical Metals from Magmatic–Hydrothermal and Supergene Systems: From Genesis to Comprehensive Utilization

edited by

Xiaohu He

, Yiqu Xiong, Chuanwei Zhu and Hannian Gu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3415 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical metal; source region; occurrence state; ore-forming processes; controlling factors; extraction; comprehensive utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)

New Challenges in Seismic Imaging and Inversion

edited by Nisar Ahmed

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical inversion; full waveform inversion (FWI); seismic inverse theory; seismic imaging; time-lapse inversion; joint inversion; velocity model building; CO2/H2 geophysical monitoring; rock physics inversion; seismic attenuation; deep learning in geophysics; CSEM inversion; seismic migration; probabilistic methods; optimization theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)

Earth System–Society Nexus: Geoheritage and Geopark Practices

edited by

Koji Wakita

,

Marie-Luise Frey

and Xiaochi Jin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2947 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopark; geoheritage; conservation; geo-education; geotourism; geopoetry; philosophy; ethics

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

Geosciences and the Abiotic Foundations of Sustainability and Resilience

edited by

Hara Drinia

and

Alexandros Aristotelis Koupatsiaris

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: geodiversity; geoheritage; geoconservation; geosystem services; geosciences; geoparks; geotourism; geoeducation; geoethics; geoliteracy; sustainability; resilience; Anthropocene

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

Advances in Oil and Gas Exploration, Resources, and Production in China

edited by

Yuanyin Zhang

, Shang Xu and Zezhang Song

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3259 | Submission Open

Keywords: new advances in oil and gas; sedimentary-tectonic evolution; accumulation elements and models; resource potential assessment; oil and gas exploration technology; petroleum experimental methods

Isotope Geochemistry: New Techniques and Applications

edited by

Da Wang

, Linda Godfrey and

Ryan Mathur

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4195 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiogenic isotopes; stable isotopes; redox; fluids; metallogenesis; ores; atmospheric evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geochemistry)

Advances in Instrumentation and Experimental Methods for Geosciences

edited by

Yanjun Chen

, Xiangdong Ma and

Yuwen Cao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open

Keywords: instrumentation in geosciences; experimental methods; geophysical and geochemical sensing; multidisciplinary monitoring; data acquisition and analysis; technological innovations in geosciences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geophysics)

Sedimentary Basin Evolution: Tectonics, Sedimentation and Architecture

edited by

Nikolay Bonev

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1245 | Submission Open

Keywords: sedimentary rocks; stratigraphy; tectonics; geochronology; geochemistry; basin architecture; basin evolution

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

Light in the Ground: Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing for Rock and Soil Behavior Monitoring

edited by Mengya Sun

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed fibre-optic sensing (DFOS); geotechnical monitoring; multi-physical fields; mechanical behaviour; geohazards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geomechanics)

Microscopic Archives: Foraminifera as Key Indicators in Stratigraphic and Palaeoenvironmental Studies

edited by

Angela Cloke-Hayes

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: Foraminifera; Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction; Palaeoenvironmental variability; Palaeoceanography; Biostratigraphy; Biozones.

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

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