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Executive editors: Sam Illingworth, John K. Hillier, Solmaz Mohadjer & Kirsten v. Elverfeldt
eISSN: GC 2569-7110, GCD 2569-7439

Geoscience Communication (GC) is a not-for-profit journal to help share knowledge and give more "traditional" recognition to science communication in the geosciences. Science communication is used as an umbrella term by GC to cover all aspects of outreach, public engagement, widening participation, knowledge exchange, and any other initiatives within the scope of the journal. It can be thought of as any initiative which seeks to communicate an aspect of geoscience to a wider audience than the experts within that particular field.

An editorial written by the executive editors, and which explains in detail how to prepare a manuscript for Geoscience Communication, can be found here: https://www.geosci-commun.net/1/1/2018/

CiteScore value: 1.5
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SNIP value: 0.408
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h5-index value: 8
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News

12 May 2023 GC is looking for new Associate Editors

Do you work in the geosciences and/or science communication? If yes, please consider applying to be an Associate Editor for GC. Read more.

12 May 2023 GC is looking for new Associate Editors

Do you work in the geosciences and/or science communication? If yes, please consider applying to be an Associate Editor for GC. Read more.

14 Feb 2023 Journal website facelift

In the coming days and weeks, readers of our journals will experience a facelift of our websites. Read more about the background.

14 Feb 2023 Journal website facelift

In the coming days and weeks, readers of our journals will experience a facelift of our websites. Read more about the background.

27 Jan 2023 New agreement between Jisc and Copernicus Publications

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new agreement with the UK-based Jisc (Joint Information Systems Committee) to streamline open-access publishing for their members. Read more.

27 Jan 2023 New agreement between Jisc and Copernicus Publications

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new agreement with the UK-based Jisc (Joint Information Systems Committee) to streamline open-access publishing for their members. Read more.

Recent papers

06 Jun 2023
Planning a geostatistical survey to map soil and crop properties: eliciting sampling densities
Christopher Chagumaira, Joseph G. Chimungu, Patson C. Nalivata, Martin R. Broadley, Alice E. Milne, and R. Murray Lark
Geosci. Commun. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-2023-1,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-2023-1, 2023
Preprint under review for GC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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05 Jun 2023
Strategies for improving the communication of satellite-derived InSAR data for geohazards through the analysis of Twitter and online data portals
C. Scott Watson, John R. Elliott, Susanna K. Ebmeier, Juliet Biggs, Fabien Albino, Sarah K. Brown, Helen Burns, Andrew Hooper, Milan Lazecky, Yasser Maghsoudi, Richard Rigby, and Tim J. Wright
Geosci. Commun., 6, 75–96, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-75-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-75-2023, 2023
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11 May 2023
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Paleontology-themed comics and graphic novels, their potential for scientific outreach, and the bilingual graphic novel EUROPASAURUS – Life on Jurassic Islands
Oliver Wings, Jan Fischer, Joschua Knüppe, Henning Ahlers, Sebastian Körnig, and Arila-Maria Perl
Geosci. Commun., 6, 45–74, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-45-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-45-2023, 2023
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03 May 2023
The Rock Garden: campus-based geological field skills training improves student confidence in real-world field work
Thomas W. Wong Hearing, Stijn Dewaele, Stijn Albers, Julie De Weirdt, and Marc De Batist
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-766,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-766, 2023
Preprint under review for GC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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22 Mar 2023
GC Insights: Enhancing inclusive engagement with the geosciences through art–science collaborations
Rosalie A. Wright, Kurt Jackson, Cécile Girardin, Natasha Smith, and Lisa M. Wedding
Geosci. Commun., 6, 39–43, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-39-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-39-2023, 2023
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Highlight articles

11 May 2023
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Paleontology-themed comics and graphic novels, their potential for scientific outreach, and the bilingual graphic novel EUROPASAURUS – Life on Jurassic Islands
Oliver Wings, Jan Fischer, Joschua Knüppe, Henning Ahlers, Sebastian Körnig, and Arila-Maria Perl
Geosci. Commun., 6, 45–74, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-45-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-45-2023, 2023
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23 Nov 2022
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Exploring TikTok as a promising platform for geoscience communication
Emily E. Zawacki, Wendy Bohon, Scott Johnson, and Donna J. Charlevoix
Geosci. Commun., 5, 363–380, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-363-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-363-2022, 2022
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14 Nov 2022
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Building confidence in STEM students through breaking (unseen) barriers
Philip J. Heron and Jamie A. Williams
Geosci. Commun., 5, 355–361, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-355-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-355-2022, 2022
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11 Oct 2022
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The potential for using video games to teach geoscience: learning about the geology and geomorphology of Hokkaido (Japan) from playing Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Edward G. McGowan and Lewis J. Alcott
Geosci. Commun., 5, 325–337, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-325-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-325-2022, 2022
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20 Sep 2022
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GC Insights: Diversifying the geosciences in higher education: a manifesto for change
Caitlyn A. Hall, Sam Illingworth, Solmaz Mohadjer, Mathew Koll Roxy, Craig Poku, Frederick Otu-Larbi, Darryl Reano, Mara Freilich, Maria-Luisa Veisaga, Miguel Valencia, and Joey Morales
Geosci. Commun., 5, 275–280, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-275-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-275-2022, 2022
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