Covers significant developments in earth and planetary sciences, from climate, environment, and geological hazards to the formation of planets and the evolution of life.
Contains citations to nearly 2 million records about geology and earth sciences. It is international in scope, and citations date from 1785 to the present.
GSW provides access to the full text of more than 50 journals and over 2,000 ebooks in the earth sciences. The default search includes both GSW journals and the GeoRef index. To limit your search to GSW full text journals only, select "All GSW journals" on the Quick Search or Advanced Search menu.
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Earth & Planetary Science Letters
Geological Journal
Geological Society of America Bulletin*
Geology*
Journal of Geology*
Journal of Structural Geology
Lithosphere*
Solid Earth
Structural Geology & Tectonics
Tectonophysics
*Denotes full text is included in GeoScienceWorld.
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