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.
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03 Dec 2025
New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation
The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript. 
03 Dec 2025
New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation
The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript. 
16 Apr 2026
Interdisciplinary Research in Geosciences: A View from Early Career Scientists
Inge Wiekenkamp, Valby van Schijndel, Jacob Hardt, Jonas Kuppler, Ramesh Glückler, Izabella Baisheva, Patricio Yeste, Paul Einhäupl, Maria Rosa Scicchitano, and Simeon Lisovski
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1858,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1858, 2026
Preprint under review for GC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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15 Apr 2026
Editorial: Introducing a new article type: Limitations, Errors, Surprises, Shortcomings and Opportunities for New Science (LESSONS)
Ulrike Proske, John Hillier, Stefan Gaillard, Theresa Blume, Eduardo Queiroz Alves, Susanne Buiter, Ken S. Carslaw, Kirsten von Elverfeldt, Tim H. M. van Emmerik, Barbara Ervens, Rolf Hut, Sam Illingworth, Daniel Klotz, and Jonas Pyschik
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-987,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-987, 2026
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Incorporating science communication and bicultural knowledge in teaching a blended volcanology course
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Geosci. Commun., 8, 107–124, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-107-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-107-2025, 2025
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