Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Research papers dealing with the regional geology of South American cratons and mobile belts, within the following research fields:

- Economic geology, metallogenesis and hydrocarbon genesis and reservoirs
- Geophysics, geochemistry, volcanology, igneous and metamorphic petrology
- Tectonics, neo- and seismotectonics and geodynamic modeling
- Geomorphology, geological hazards, environmental geology, climate change in America and Antarctica, and soil research
- Stratigraphy, sedimentology, structure and basin evolution
- Paleontology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology and Quaternary geology

New developments in already established regional projects and new initiatives dealing with the geology of the continent will be summarized and presented on a regular basis. Short notes, discussions, book reviews and conference and workshop reports will also be included when relevant.