GFF was founded in 1872 by the then “Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm” under the name of Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar (‘Transactions of the Geological Society in Stockholm’). It was issued under that name for 122 years i.e. 1872-1993, volumes 1-115 (ISSN 0016-786X). As from 1994, volume 116, the journal was formally renamed GFF, its nickname since 1963 (an acronym of its original name).
Aims and Scope
GFF is the journal of the Geological Society of Sweden. It is an international scientific journal that publishes papers in English covering the whole field of geology and palaeontology, i.e. petrology, mineralogy, stratigraphy, systematic palaeontology, palaeogeography, historical geology and Quaternary geology. Systematic descriptions of fossils, minerals and rocks are an important part of GFF's publishing record. Papers on regional or local geology should deal with Balto-Scandian or Northern European geology, or with geologically related areas. Papers on geophysics, geochemistry, biogeochemistry, climatology and hydrology should have a geological context. Descriptions of new methods (analytical, instrumental or numerical), should be relevant to the broad scope of the journal. Review articles are welcome, and may be solicited occasionally. Thematic issues are also possible.
The journal emphasizes high quality and informative illustration, in both line drawings and photographs. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Please be advised that this journal no longer has page charges.
Journal metrics
Usage
50K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.2 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
1.6 (2023) 5 year IF
2.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.681 (2023) SNIP
0.491 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
0 days avg. from submission to first
decision
35% acceptance rate
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and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
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of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Christian Skovsted - Stockholm Mark D. Johnson - Göteborg Stefan Andersson - Uppsala
Editorial Board 2011-2014
Helena Alexandersson - Quaternary geology, Lund Jan Backman - Stratigraphy, Stockholm Stig M. Bergström - Stratigraphy, Columbus, Ohio Svante Björck - Quaternary geology, Lund Anna Broström - Quaternary geology, Lund Jan-Ove Ebbestad - Palaeontology, Uppsala David Harper - Palaeontology, Copenhagen Jorijntje Henderiks - Micropalaeontology, Uppsala Ulf Hålenius - Mineralogy, Stockholm Thomas Lundqvist - Petrology, Stockholm Axel Munnecke - Marine geochemistry and sedimentology, Erlangen Peep Männik - Stratigraphy, Tallinn Lotta Möller - Metamorphic petrology, Lund Victoria L. Pease - Tectonics, Stockholm Piret Plink-Björklund - Sedimentology, Golden, Colorado Anders Scherstén - Geochronology, petrology, Lund Michael Stephens - Tectonics, Uppsala Erik Sturkell - Geophysics, Göteborg Per Weihed - Ore geology, Luleå
Abstracting and indexing
GFF is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Animal Production Database (CABI) Art and Archaeological Technical Abstracts Australian Earth Sciences Information Systems Aesis Quarterly Biological Abstracts Botanical Pesticides (CABI) CAB Abstracts (CABI) Chemical Abstracts CA Search Current Contents - Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences (CABI) Energy Research Abstracts Geoarchive Geobase (Elsevier) Geographical Abstracts Georef Geotechnical Abstracts Human Geography International Nuclear Information System Atomindex Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (CABI) Maize Abstracts (CABI) Nematological Abstracts (CABI) Nutrition Abstracts and Review Series A: Human and Experimental (CABI) Pascal Research Alert Review of Agricultural Entomology (CABI) Review of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (CABI) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) Scopus (Elsevier) Zoological Record (Clarivate Analytics)
Open access
GFF is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
In 1871, a group of geologists working at the Geological Survey of Sweden, at that time in Stockholm, founded a geological society named “Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm” (‘the Geological Society in Stockholm’), the first of its kind in Sweden. In response to its character and function as the national geological society it was renamed “Geologiska Föreningen” in 1976, its name in English being “The Geological Society of Sweden”.
The Council of the Geological Society of Sweden in 2017 consists of the following members:
President: Pär Weihed, Luleå
Secretary: Christina Wanhainen, Luleå Treasurer: Linus Brander, Göteborg Editor: Christian Skovsted, Stockholm Other members: Kärstin Malmberg Persson, Lund; Paul Evins, Stockholm.
Members of the Society will receive a copy of GFF as part of their annual membership fee. For more information about joining the Society please contact [email protected].
Print ISSN:
1103-5897
Online ISSN:
2000-0863
4 issues per year
Currently known as:
GFF
(1994 - current)
Formerly known as
Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar
(1872 - 1993)
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